Meghan Gardiner is both a performer and a talented playwright. Her one woman show Dissolve continues to tour after eleven years (currently starring Emmelia Gordon), and right now she is writing new plays for both the Solo Collective and Shameless Hussy Productions. In 2012 she won the Sydney Risk Award for emerging playwright at the Jessie […]
Anton Lipovetsky is a busy fellow – when he’s not saving the good people of Urinetown from the corrupt Urine Good Corporation, he’s composing music for shows like the award-winning Broken Sex Doll (winner Jessie Award for Outstanding Composition) and donning Shakespearean garb for Bard on the Beach (Colin Thomas from the Georgia Straight called him […]
Monday November 3, 7pm Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova FREE JOIN US! We invite you join us for our annual general meeting to celebrate another successful year for the Firehall Arts Centre. We will kick off proceedings with the meeting at 7pm sharp, accompanied by light refreshments. All members have voting rights at the […]
We are delighted to be working with Sean Heather and his crew at the Heather Hospitality Group this season. Sean is a Firehall patron and big supporter of the arts and local community events. He opened his first pub, the Irish Heather, back in 1997 and now runs a series of successful bars and restaurants […]
Great news! Canadian comedy icon Bruce McCulloch is returning to Vancouver for the launch of his new book about his rabble-rousing ‘young punk’ days in Cowtown and growing up to be a (big) Kid in the Hall. What’s equally exciting about Brucio coming to town is that it’s led us to join forces with the […]
Welcome to the Firehall’s 32nd season! We have an eclectic line up of distinctly Canadian stories that span cultures and internationally recognised dance stars. The smash hit Urinetown: The Musical returns with an all-new production, while last season’s Jessie-nominated hit PROUD is back for an election-year encore. You’ll also see popular Firehall performers in brand new productions – […]
To see the 2015 BC Buds program click here. May 7 – 11, 2014 – FREE Join us for four jam-packed days of site-specific music, dance & theatre creations at the Firehall this Spring! READ SHOW DESCRIPTIONS
Both critics and fans are in stitches of laughter over the Firehall’s satire of Canada’s Prime Minister, Proud. Check out what people have been saying about Michael Healey’s play, which runs til April 26. “Comic gold… brimming with gags … it’s a real pleasure to be able to laugh at Canadian politics in the theatre.” – Colin […]
You may know Vancouver actor Emmelia Gordon for her role in Meghan Gardiner’s one woman show Dissolve or from her Fringe Fest show The Progressive Polygamists. But she is soon to become known as the unlikely MP who accidentally won the riding Cormier-Lac Poule, Jisbella Lyth. Just like the character she plays in Michael Healey’s PROUD, […]
Michael Healey’s Proud was born amongst controversy. In fact, one could say this is one play where there has been as much drama on-stage as there has off. Healey is a Toronto writer had been playwright in residence at Tarragon Theatre for 11 years, in which time he had written plays such as the internationally acclaimed […]
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