The Firehall had a good evening on the 28th of January at the 14th Annual Ovation Awards, where we won Outstanding Production – Professional, and Outstanding Music Direction. As well, we had nominations for Outstanding New Work, Outstanding Set Design, and Outstanding Lighting Design. Thank you to our wonderful team and fans for making this […]
SHIT is DTES grit : large & ugly & poetic All the basic condition theatre requires is that fire last night & those costumes & the human voice & people gathered together. Sir Trevor Nunn, Director (Cats, 1981 \ Les Miserables, 1985) From the footlights : It is said that anger stems from fear and fear ultimately leads to […]
With this hard-edged work, she’s created the kind of angry, underclass female characters we never see on-stage by Janet Smith on January 24th, 2018 at 1:25 PM In SHIT, Yoshié Bancroft, Kayla Deorksen, and Sharon Crandall (from left) play tough women facing misogyny and maltreatment. Patricia Cornelius, the grande dame of rebel playwrights in Australia, […]
SHIT may very well reflect the lives of those living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
If you haven’t seen the Pipeline Project yet – GET ON IT! Here is a list of the fabulous Talk Forward Speakers featured in this fantastic show!
Everything is connected – 35 years of theatre and dance that connects. The Firehall has been bustling since kicking off our 2017-2018 season. Feasting on Famine and Hyperlink have been and gone and Happy Place by Pamela Sinha just closed. The cast and crew of Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth are into their […]
We are so excited to announce that we have surpassed our fundraising goal for our Matching 35th Anniversary Campaign! Thanks to the numerous donations from our supporters and patrons, we have raised an extraordinary $36,384. We here at the Firehall Arts Centre are so grateful to be part of such a supportive, giving community. With […]
For its 35th anniversary season the Firehall brings back some old favorites, welcomes back artists we have worked with in the past and introduces new work telling powerful stories as we look back to the future! September 27-30, 2017 | FEASTING ON FAMINE Radical System Art/Shay Kuebler A Firehall Arts Centre presentation One man’s journey […]
18 instruments. 6 multi-talented artists. 2 powerhouse collaborators (and spouses!). 1 legendary Canadian musician. Here’s a sneak peek of rehearsals of Circle Game: Reimagining the Music of Joni Mitchell with cast members Kimmy Choi, David Z. Cohen, Rowen Kahn, Scott Perrie, Adriana Ravalli, and Sara Vickruck […]
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