Author Archives: Firehall Arts Centre

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Nov
2013

Firehall Holiday Party & AGM

  WHEN: Monday December 9, doors at 6:30pm | AGM at 7pm WHERE: Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova WHAT: Firehall Holiday Party & Annual General Meeting RSVP: To boxoffice@firehallartscentre.ca| 604-689-0926  JOIN US! We invite you join us for a good old fashioned Holiday Party to celebrate another successful year for the Firehall Arts Centre and get into the festive spirit […]


08

Nov
2013

Observing Remembrance Day: An interview with Sarah Rodgers

As Remembrance Day nears, here at the Firehall, we have been giving a great deal of thought to not just remembering the sacrifice of Canadian peacekeepers and soldiers, but also on some level understanding the impact of war on those who return and their families. With over 80,000 veterans in Canada, People Like Us, the […]


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Oct
2013

Meet Sandi Johnson: ‘People Like Us’ playwright

As Remembrance Day approaches, the Firehall that brings to light the hidden impact of war on returning veterans and their families with the moving and poetic new play People Like Us. We’re very proud to be premiering this important new Canadian play about a Gulf War veteran and his fiercely courageous wife, and would like […]


02

Oct
2013

Chasing Tom Thomson’s ghost

 An interview with Bruce Horak Some of you may recall Bruce Horak from his brilliantly comic show This is CANCER! This multi-talented visual and performance artist opens his new show Assassinating Thomson, on Wednesday October 9 at the Firehall. Bruce is legally blind (a childhood illness left him with 9% of his vision) and Assassinating Thomson […]


28

Sep
2013

G20 Romp: POST-SHOW DISCUSSION PANEL

Civil Liberties, Activism and Surveillance Panel On Thursday October 3, we are excited to announce we will be hosting a post-show discussion panel after the 8pm performance of You Should Have Stayed Home. This talkback about Civil Liberties, Activism and Surveillance will feature: >BC Civil Liberties Association’s Michael Vonn >Lawyer Greg McMullen >Activist Harsha Walia >Performer Tommy Taylor The panel will […]


27

Sep
2013

Join Tommy In Jail!

This September, the Firehall is bringing innovative Toronto company Praxis Theatre to Vancouver with their true story about the largest mass arrest in Canadian history, You Should Have Stayed Home: A G20 Romp! Like any good protest, this moving account of writer Tommy Taylor’s experience getting arrested at G20 depends heavily on involvement of the local […]


25

Sep
2013

Radius Mural – a ‘Year of Reconciliation’ project

  Over the last few months a crew of artists have been working away to transform the Firehall’s courtyard and bring it to life with a stunning mural on the back wall. This towering piece of art is part of the City of Vancouver’s ‘Year of Reconciliation’ project and is based on the cultural links and connectivity […]


04

Sep
2013

The Fringe is here!

This week, an explosion of performance artists from around the world will take over the Firehall and other downtown theatre venues for Vancouver’s biggest theatre festival. It’s Fringe time! There are six Fringe shows on at the Firehall from September 5 to 15 – read more about them here. The Fringe is always a wonderfully […]


08

Aug
2013

VANCOUVER AUDIENCES LOVE MUSICALS!

A talented team of young creators on a whim set out to create a new all-Canadian musical that uses an all-American comic book as its genesis. In a conversation with Stewart Yu, who co-wrote, RIVERVIEW HIGH (now playing at the Firehall) with Angela Wong and Mike MacKenzie, Firehall Artistic Producer Donna Spencer asks him why they […]