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 […]
Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg’s new solo show had its world premiere earlier this week. If you haven’t seen Porno Death Cult, you have just TWO more chances – Fri March 7, 8pm & Sat March 8, 8pm. “Tara is absolutely a comedian” – Beyond YVR “Channeling the seductive androgyny of Jared Leto on Oscar night …. […]
Following the opening of HIRSCH, a play about Canadian theatre legend John Hirsch (1930 – 1989), we have been overwhelmed by the response to the show from people who knew or worked with Hirsch. Here are two more Hirsch stories that audience members have kindly shared with us. I met John Hirsch in Winnipeg […]
As the opening of HIRSCH, a play about Canadian theatre legend John Hirsch (1930 – 1989), nears, we continue our series of blog posts featuring a series of Canadian theatre makers talking about the impact the great man had on their career. From Firehall Arts Centre Artistic Producer Donna Spencer I remember my first vision […]
As the opening of HIRSCH, a play about Canadian theatre legend John Hirsch (1930 – 1989), nears, we continue our series of blog posts featuring a series of Canadian theatre makers talking about the impact the great man had on their career. How Hirsch’s The Three Sisters Changed My Life By Stephen Heatley, UBC Department […]
This month at the Firehall, we have the privilege of presenting HIRSCH, a show about Canadian theatre legend John Hirsch (1930 – 1989). This one-man play starring Toronto’s Alon Nashman and directed by Paul Thompson is truly an ode to Canadian theatre and Hungarian refugee Hirsch’s prolific theatrical achievements. In the lead up to the show […]
This month at the Firehall, we have the privilege of presenting HIRSCH, a show about Canadian theatre legend John Hirsch (1930 – 1989). This one-man play starring Toronto’s Alon Nashman and directed by Paul Thompson is truly an ode to Canadian theatre and Hungarian refugee Hirsch’s prolific theatrical achievements. In the lead up to the […]
The Firehall Arts Centre’s BC Buds Spring Arts Festival returns for another jam-packed year. Over thirty different music, theatre, dance, interdisciplinary artists and everything in between take over the every conceivable nook and cranny of the Firehall, turning it into a giant arts factory for three days of inventive and innovative live site-specific performances from […]
Comedy legend Bruce McCulloch is visiting the Firehall next week with his new live show, Young Drunk Punk. In honour of his Kids in the Hall legacy, we present the Firehall staff’s favourite KITH characters featuring Bruce for your enjoyment. The Eradicator “Well, when it comes to favourite Bruce McCulloch moments, it’s hard to narrow it […]
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