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Jan 18 – Jan 21 | Dance

Pants

Running Time: 1 hour

Cancelled: Opening Night Jan. 17th at 7:30pm
*due to weather conditions
Additional Performance: Jan 21 at 3:00pm

Written, performed, and choreographed by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
Produced by Tara Cheyenne Performance
Presented by Firehall Arts Centre

Solo dance-theatre (stand-up comedy with dance breaks) by veteran dance artist Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg.

Can one reimagine gender from inside a middle-aged body while standing at the playground caught in the no "man's" land between the "moms" and the "dads"? Pants takes a deep dive into the shallow end of the gender binary through raw comedy and dance that crawls inside our "packaging". What happens to one's flimsy identity, built on blending, when one's offspring sheds the binary before recess? Profoundly personal storytelling is delivered through alarming comedy and movement that reveals the heart of the matter.



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Showtimes

Monday: —
Tuesday: —
Wednesday: 7:30pm
Thursday: 7:30pm
Friday: 7:30pm
Saturday: 7:30pm
Sunday: 3:00pm

Special Performances

Cancelled: Opening Night Jan. 17th at 7:30pm
*due to weather conditions

Additional Performance: Jan 21 at 3:00pm

Post-Show Talkback: Jan. 18th at 7:30pm

 

Ticket Prices

Tickets from $30-50, sliding scale in $5 increments.

Why not select a slightly higher price if you can? You’ll support the Firehall, and allow us to continue to offer subsidized and pay-what-you-can tickets to our neighbours.

Credits

Written, performed, and choreographed by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg

Movement Director and Creative Collaborator: Kate Franklin
Outside Eye and Creative Collaborator: Josh Martin
Dramaturg: Joanna Garfinkel
Creative Collaborators: Daisy Thompson, Caroline Liffmann, Justine A. Chambers, Cameron Mackenzie, Ted Littlemore, Zahra Shahab
Lighting design: James Proudfoot
Costume Design: Justine A. Chambers and Alice Mansell

Thank you to Wendy D. Photography and Lydia Waldmann

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Pants

Jan 18 – Jan 21 | Dance
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THE FRONTLINERS

May 1 – May 11

Expanding the Conversation: A Panel Discussion with the Creative and Cultural Consulting Team of The Frontliners

May 4 – May 4

INNER ELDER

May 22 – May 31
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Our Place in the World
The Firehall is where my family’s stories began to be told again.
Rosemary Georgeson
Sahtu Dene & Coast Salish Artist, Writer, Storyteller

We’re Grateful to Be Here.

The Firehall Arts Centre is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations where they lived and gathered together for thousands of years. Acknowledging their connections to these lands is a significant part of what the Firehall considers when choosing the productions and presentations we undertake and how that work shapes and impacts those around us. We ask our community to reflect on what being present here means to you and those around you.
Dec 2 – Dec 24 | Musical

Reflections on Crooked Walking

Running Time: approx. 2hr 30min

Book tickets for our 2024 production of Reflections on Crooked Walking.

by Ann Mortifee
A Firehall Arts Centre Production
Presented by The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund (held at the Vancouver Foundation)

This Juno Award-nominated family musical tells the tale of four people who find themselves the only ones left awake, surrounded by sleeping townspeople. Their journey in search of a cure for the mysterious sleeping sickness leads them down a surprising path of deeper self-awareness.


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There'll always be something more to know
— Ann Mortifee

Showtimes

Monday: —
Tuesday: 7:30pm
Wednesday: 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Thursday: 7:30pm
Friday: 7:30pm
Saturday: 3:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday: 3:00pm

Special Performances

Previews: Dec. 2nd at 7:30pm, Dec. 3rd at 3pm, Dec. 5th at 7:30pm, Dec. 6th at 1pm

Opening Night: Dec. 6th at 7:30pm

Pay-What-You-Can: Tuesdays at 7:30pm and Wednesdays at 1pm

Post-Show Talkbacks: Every Thursday evening during the run

Ticket Prices

Tickets from $30-50, sliding scale in $5 increments.

Why not select a slightly higher price if you can? You’ll support the Firehall, and allow us to continue to offer subsidized and pay-what-you-can tickets to our neighbours.

Credits

by Ann Mortifee

A Firehall Arts Centre Production

Presented by The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund (held at the Vancouver Foundation)

Illustration by Keely O’Brien

CAST
Opia: Meghan Gardiner
Doorman: Jesse Lipscombe
Gabby: Evelyn Chew
Reverend Blinkers: Sanders Whiting
Feathertoes: Jennifer Lynch
Sufferton: Tanner Zerr
Wayless: Jeffrey Michael Follis
Nimbleknees: Daune Campbell
Townsperson/Dance Captain:
Marija Danyluk
Townspeople: Ted Angelo Ngkaion, Matheus Severo,
Joelle Wyminga

CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Donna Spencer
Musical Director: Jane Milliken
Choreographer: Joe Laughlin
Costume Design: Barbara Clayden
Set and Properties Design: Charlie Beaver
Lighting Design: Ted Roberts
Puppet Design and Direction:
Stephanie Elgersma
Stage Management: Jethelo Espaldon Cabilete, Sidney Klips
Technical Director: Jethro Allen-Martin
Sound Design: Riley Hardwick
Musicians: Rene Worst, Buff Allen,
Daniel Alt
Head of Wardrobe: Darryl Milot
Stitchers: Jennifer Reid, Anna Potter, Rose Park,
Desiree Morin
Props Support: Emerenne Saefkow, Marcus Vaillant
Puppet Builders: Cassidy Hergott,
Kitra Jeanne
Sound Design Assistant: Quinn Churchill

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Reflections on Crooked Walking

Dec 2 – Dec 24 | Musical
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THE FRONTLINERS

May 1 – May 11

Expanding the Conversation: A Panel Discussion with the Creative and Cultural Consulting Team of The Frontliners

May 4 – May 4

INNER ELDER

May 22 – May 31
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Our Place in the World
The Firehall is where my family’s stories began to be told again.
Rosemary Georgeson
Sahtu Dene & Coast Salish Artist, Writer, Storyteller

We’re Grateful to Be Here.

The Firehall Arts Centre is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations where they lived and gathered together for thousands of years. Acknowledging their connections to these lands is a significant part of what the Firehall considers when choosing the productions and presentations we undertake and how that work shapes and impacts those around us. We ask our community to reflect on what being present here means to you and those around you.
Oct 12 – Oct 22 | Theatre

Peace Country

Running Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

by Pedro Chamale
Produced by rice & beans theatre
Presented by Firehall Arts Centre

Inspired by playwright Pedro Chamale’s growing-up in Chetwynd, BC, Peace Country is an examination of intercultural friendship, the realities of northern living and the vilification of northern communities in the fight against the climate crisis. Set in a small rural town in BC’s Northern interior, a new political party has swept into office with the promise of big changes: changes that could put the nail in the coffin for a little carbon-economy town, that is, if climate change doesn’t wipe it out first. In a time where it feels easy to spit rhetoric and blame each other, a familiar face in the party forces childhood friends to have tough conversations and work together for change. Through Peace Country, we see a plea for dialogue around climate action, in a time of great division.


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This play is a way for me to put both sides of my heart, the urban and rural, on stage in direct conflict with each other, with humour and humility for a greater cause.
— Pedro Chamale

Showtimes

Monday: —
Tuesday: 7:30pm
Wednesday: 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Thursday: 7:30pm
Friday: 7:30pm
Saturday: 3:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday: 3:00pm

 

Special Performances

Previews: Oct. 12th & 13th at 7:30pm

Opening Night: Oct. 14th at 7:30pm

Pay-What-You-Can: Oct. 17th at 7:30pm and Oct. 18th at 1pm

Post-Show Talkback: Oct. 19th at 7:30pm

Ticket Prices

Tickets from $30-50, sliding scale in $5 increments.

Why not select a slightly higher price if you can? You’ll support the Firehall, and allow us to continue to offer subsidized and pay-what-you-can tickets to our neighbours.

Credits & Warnings

Produced by rice & beans theatre

Presented by Firehall Arts Centre

Developed in association with Playwrights Theatre Centre, in association with Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre and created with support from the Push International Performing Arts Festival

CAST
Manuela Sosa – Julia
Sofía Rodríguez – Alicia
Kaitlyn Yott – Candice
Sara Vickruck – Melissa
Angus Yam – Greg

CREATIVE TEAM
Pedro Chamale – Playwright & Director
Heidi Taylor – Dramaturg
Teddy Ngkaion – Assistant Director
Michelle Thorne – Costume Designer
Jonathan Kim – Lighting Designer
Cindy Kao – Sound Designer
Kimira Reddy – Set/Props Designer
Monica Emme – Set/Props Design Assistant
Andie Lloyd – Video Designer
June Hsu – Video Design Assistant
Julia Lank – Stage Manager
Kayleigh Sandomirsky – Production Manager

Image: Pedro Augusto Meza. Performers, from L to R: Angus Yam (Greg), Sofía Rodríguez (Alicia), Manuela Sosa (Julia), Kaitlyn Yott (Candice), Sara Vickruck (Melissa)

Content Warnings: representations of the climate emergency and fire, strong language and discussion of racialized violence

Sensory Warnings: Loud noise, smoke/haze, strobe lighting

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Peace Country

Oct 12 – Oct 22 | Theatre
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THE FRONTLINERS

May 1 – May 11

Expanding the Conversation: A Panel Discussion with the Creative and Cultural Consulting Team of The Frontliners

May 4 – May 4

INNER ELDER

May 22 – May 31
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Our Place in the World
The Firehall is where my family’s stories began to be told again.
Rosemary Georgeson
Sahtu Dene & Coast Salish Artist, Writer, Storyteller

We’re Grateful to Be Here.

The Firehall Arts Centre is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations where they lived and gathered together for thousands of years. Acknowledging their connections to these lands is a significant part of what the Firehall considers when choosing the productions and presentations we undertake and how that work shapes and impacts those around us. We ask our community to reflect on what being present here means to you and those around you.
Jul 22 – Jul 22 | Firehall Theatre

The Dead Wrongs

Join The Dead Wrongs and Merton Creek Mayhem for a night of bluegrass, honky tonk, and outlaw country in the open air of the Firehall courtyard!

Originating in Prince George, and fronted by the Firehall's Audience Services Director, Solomon Goudsward, The Dead Wrongs are resurrecting the spirit of honky tonk through country standards, outlaw ballads, and all-original Northern cowboy tunes. Click here to hear their new album on Spotify!

Doors at 6:30pm. Show at 7pm.

Tickets are $15 in advance, or Pay-What-You-Can at the door, minimum $5.

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The Dead Wrongs

Jul 22 – Jul 22 | Firehall Theatre
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THE FRONTLINERS

May 1 – May 11

Expanding the Conversation: A Panel Discussion with the Creative and Cultural Consulting Team of The Frontliners

May 4 – May 4

INNER ELDER

May 22 – May 31
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Our Place in the World
The Firehall is where my family’s stories began to be told again.
Rosemary Georgeson
Sahtu Dene & Coast Salish Artist, Writer, Storyteller

We’re Grateful to Be Here.

The Firehall Arts Centre is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations where they lived and gathered together for thousands of years. Acknowledging their connections to these lands is a significant part of what the Firehall considers when choosing the productions and presentations we undertake and how that work shapes and impacts those around us. We ask our community to reflect on what being present here means to you and those around you.
Jun 25 – Jun 25 | Firehall Theatre

Firehall Day at the Track

Running Time: 240 mins

Firehall Day at the Track, an afternoon of fun, food, and community at Hastings Racecourse on Sunday, June 25 from 1-5pm. It’s been a busy season. Let’s get together to relax, socialize, and have fun (and maybe even win big on a horse race).

This is a free event with an option to make a donation to the Firehall.

Space is limited, so RSVP soon to avoid missing out. Please only reserve tickets if you plan on attending and refrain from sharing the link.

On the day of the event, we will be stationed in a marquee tent. Enter through the West Gate of the racecourse grounds, where we will have food, drinks, betting terminals, and a view of the race track.

Complimentary burgers, hot dogs, salads, and desserts will be provided with gluten-free and vegetarian options available (we'll be in touch about dietary restrictions). There will also be a cash bar available. Bring cash if you'd like to enjoy an alcoholic drink, bet on the races, or buy 50/50 tickets!

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Firehall Day at the Track

Jun 25 – Jun 25 | Firehall Theatre
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THE FRONTLINERS

May 1 – May 11

Expanding the Conversation: A Panel Discussion with the Creative and Cultural Consulting Team of The Frontliners

May 4 – May 4

INNER ELDER

May 22 – May 31
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Our Place in the World
The Firehall is where my family’s stories began to be told again.
Rosemary Georgeson
Sahtu Dene & Coast Salish Artist, Writer, Storyteller

We’re Grateful to Be Here.

The Firehall Arts Centre is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations where they lived and gathered together for thousands of years. Acknowledging their connections to these lands is a significant part of what the Firehall considers when choosing the productions and presentations we undertake and how that work shapes and impacts those around us. We ask our community to reflect on what being present here means to you and those around you.
May 9 – May 14 | Firehall Theatre

Tree Drum

Tree Drum is told by Bill Beauregarde (Cree/Enoch.) It explores the personal life story and experience of Indigenous theatre artist Bill Beauregarde, who was taken from his family at the age of three. Bill shared the story with long-time friend and theatre artist, Susanna Uchatius (Austrian/Eastern European), that at 9 years old, while in a group home, the crab apple tree in the backyard repeatedly called to him. It wanted to be a drum. So, Bill cut the tree down and made his first drum. This was the beginning of a remarkable journey - an intuitive discovery of who he is.

After sharing conversations over the past three years, the "TREE DRUM's" branches grew. The story of the journey stretched from the past represented by two youth, Clayton Shanoss (Nisga, Gitxsan) and Isaiah Heyoka, and into the future, as acknowledged Elder, Bill Beauregarde, keeps the drum heartbeat alive.

This is a workshop production by Theatre Terrific. For more information, please visit www.theatreterrific.ca

All performances will be ASL interpreted

Ticket Prices:
Regular: $30
Student/Senior: $15

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Tree Drum

May 9 – May 14 | Firehall Theatre
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THE FRONTLINERS

May 1 – May 11

Expanding the Conversation: A Panel Discussion with the Creative and Cultural Consulting Team of The Frontliners

May 4 – May 4

INNER ELDER

May 22 – May 31
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Our Place in the World
The Firehall is where my family’s stories began to be told again.
Rosemary Georgeson
Sahtu Dene & Coast Salish Artist, Writer, Storyteller

We’re Grateful to Be Here.

The Firehall Arts Centre is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations where they lived and gathered together for thousands of years. Acknowledging their connections to these lands is a significant part of what the Firehall considers when choosing the productions and presentations we undertake and how that work shapes and impacts those around us. We ask our community to reflect on what being present here means to you and those around you.
Jun 17 – Jun 17 | Firehall Theatre

Firehall Gala

Join us for an intimate evening of fun, entertainment, and delightful surprises at "The Side Door Speakeasy" and "The Firehall Supper Club." We are celebrating 40 years of bringing arts and culture to the downtown east side and we would love for you to be there!

Tickets are $175.00 and include dinner, wine and cocktails, as well as a $100 tax receipt.

Table Patron Sponsors are welcome - purchase a table of 12 for $5000 and receive a $4100 tax receipt. For table bookings, please call the Firehall box office at (604) 689-0926

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The host was so amazing, humorous and kept things going. The DJ was hilarious and played great music, was very entertaining.
— Anonymous/Stayin' Alive Fundraiser

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Firehall Gala

Jun 17 – Jun 17 | Firehall Theatre
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THE FRONTLINERS

May 1 – May 11

Expanding the Conversation: A Panel Discussion with the Creative and Cultural Consulting Team of The Frontliners

May 4 – May 4

INNER ELDER

May 22 – May 31
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Our Place in the World
The Firehall is where my family’s stories began to be told again.
Rosemary Georgeson
Sahtu Dene & Coast Salish Artist, Writer, Storyteller

We’re Grateful to Be Here.

The Firehall Arts Centre is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations where they lived and gathered together for thousands of years. Acknowledging their connections to these lands is a significant part of what the Firehall considers when choosing the productions and presentations we undertake and how that work shapes and impacts those around us. We ask our community to reflect on what being present here means to you and those around you.
May 18 – May 20 | Firehall Theatre

THE BOOK OF MY SHAMES

Running Time: 85 Mins | No Intermission

Vancouver City Opera is pleased to present the Vancouver premiere of The Book of My Shames by Isaiah Bell and Sean Guist at the Firehall Arts Centre Thursday, May 18 through Saturday, May 20, 2023. The Book of My Shames is a touring, original one-man theatre production performed by Victoria-based tenor Isaiah Bell, co-created by Isaiah and director Sean Guist, with original words and music by Isaiah, accompanied by a four-person band.

In The Book of My Shames, a persistent emptiness of heart drives a youth from a restrictive fundamentalist commune to a passion for bad men, and on to a successful but strangely hollow life on the stage. Combining rapid-fire monologues and personal stories with an array of original music — chansons and ballads, cleverly touching cabaret songs, and expansive operatic scenas — this “comic, wrenching, and personal tour-de-force” reminds us that desire, rejection, shame, and the longing to be loved are themes common to us all. Isaiah just does it with operatic pathos and a wink, and possibly the most memorable use of a red plastic bucket you have yet to see.

Reviews of The Book of My Shames describe an experience that is “impossibly beautiful”, “poignant, thoughtful, raw and honest”, “touching, very funny, disturbing and sometimes quite revolting”, and a “fascinating creation”.

Canadian tenor Isaiah Bell began his professional career as tenor in City Opera’s production of Britten’s Curlew River (2010), in the role of Madwoman, which led to a national career including lead roles with the Canadian Opera Company. More recently, Isaiah led COV's new English adaptation of The Human Voice (2021). More about Isaiah at www.isaiahbell.com

Tickets: $40, general admission

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THE BOOK OF MY SHAMES

May 18 – May 20 | Firehall Theatre
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THE FRONTLINERS

May 1 – May 11

Expanding the Conversation: A Panel Discussion with the Creative and Cultural Consulting Team of The Frontliners

May 4 – May 4

INNER ELDER

May 22 – May 31
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Our Place in the World
The Firehall is where my family’s stories began to be told again.
Rosemary Georgeson
Sahtu Dene & Coast Salish Artist, Writer, Storyteller

We’re Grateful to Be Here.

The Firehall Arts Centre is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations where they lived and gathered together for thousands of years. Acknowledging their connections to these lands is a significant part of what the Firehall considers when choosing the productions and presentations we undertake and how that work shapes and impacts those around us. We ask our community to reflect on what being present here means to you and those around you.
May 25 – Jun 4 | Firehall Theatre

Happy Valley

Running Time: 60 Mins | No Intermission

The Firehall closes its 2022-23 season with the world premiere of rice & beans theatre’s ‘Happy Valley’ from Thursday, May 25 to Sunday, June 4.

Created and performed by award-winning playwright Derek Chan 陳嘉昊, ‘Happy Valley’ is a new solo, interdisciplinary performance piece that dissects the historic, political, and cultural context surrounding Hong Kong’s current democratic struggles told through text, song, multimedia, and music.

Mainland China promised Hong Kong a high level of autonomy and the right to self-determination back in the ‘80s, in preparation for the 1997 Handover from British colonization. It has been almost 25 years since Chris Patten and his family tearfully waved Hong Kong goodbye at Victoria Harbour. It has been 3 years since the first yellow raincoat drifted from the sky at Pacific Place. And it has been never since the people of Hong Kong had any agency over their fate. Fast forward to 2023: everything that has happened since is in danger of having never happened at all. To us, democracy is a luxury.

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Listen with compassion.
— Derek Chan

Showtimes

Monday: —
Tuesday: 7:30pm
Wednesday: 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Thursday: 7:30pm
Friday: 7:30pm
Saturday: 3:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday: 3:00pm

 

Special Performances

Previews: May 25 at 7:30pm &
May 26 at 7:30pm

Opening Night: May 27 at 7:30pm

Pay-What-You-Can: May 30 at 7:30pm &
May 31 at 1:00pm

ASL performance: May 31 at 7:30pm

Post-Show Talkback: June 1 (after the evening show)

 

Ticket Prices

Tickets from $25-45, sliding scale in $5 increments.

Why not select a slightly higher price if you can? You’ll support the Firehall, and allow us to continue to offer subsidized and pay-what-you-can tickets to our neighbours.

Credits

Credits for Happy Valley:

Playwright & Performer: Derek Chan 陳嘉昊
Director: Anjela Magpantay
Dramaturg: Heidi Taylor
Set/Props/Costume Designer: Megan Lane
Video Designer: Andie Lloyd
Lighting Designer: Jonathan Kim
Sound Design: Sapphire Haze
Understudy: Ching Koo
Stage Manager: Anonymous
Production Manager: Pleasant Clearing
Technical Director: Anonymous

Image Credit: Pedro Augusto Meza

Warnings

Content: documentary footage of state violence, swearing, drinking and references to violence, abuse and addiction

Sensory: burning incense, loud noise, haze, strobe and flickering/flashing projections

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Happy Valley

May 25 – Jun 4 | Firehall Theatre
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THE FRONTLINERS

May 1 – May 11

Expanding the Conversation: A Panel Discussion with the Creative and Cultural Consulting Team of The Frontliners

May 4 – May 4

INNER ELDER

May 22 – May 31
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Our Place in the World
The Firehall is where my family’s stories began to be told again.
Rosemary Georgeson
Sahtu Dene & Coast Salish Artist, Writer, Storyteller

We’re Grateful to Be Here.

The Firehall Arts Centre is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations where they lived and gathered together for thousands of years. Acknowledging their connections to these lands is a significant part of what the Firehall considers when choosing the productions and presentations we undertake and how that work shapes and impacts those around us. We ask our community to reflect on what being present here means to you and those around you.
Dec 14 – Dec 24 | Theatre

A Christmas Carol

Running Time: 2h including intermission

“Blue Bridge’s A Christmas Carol is a pure joy to watch…Talwar delivers much more than a simple reading. He portrays all the characters, making each one distinctive and memorable, nimbly navigating a number of accents. It is, above all, the laughter of relief. And we the audience chuckle along too, having taken a journey both wild and wonderful.” – Victoria Times Colonist



The Firehall Arts Centre celebrates the holiday season with its presentation of A Christmas Carol from Wednesday, December 14 to Saturday, December 24, 2022.

Produced by Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, all 40 characters in this one-man version of the familiar tale are performed by Stratford/Shaw stalwart Sanjay Talwar for a whirlwind show that will make your heart twinkle.

“I’m thrilled to be able to present a classic tale this holiday season,” says Artistic & Executive Producer Donna Spencer. “It’s one of my favourite stories and a wonderful reminder of what Christmas is all about. Sanjay Talwar’s performance is such a gift, and I hope Firehall audiences will revel in the warmth of this production.”

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"A pure joy to watch"—Victoria Times Colonist

Showtimes

Tues-Sat: 7:30pm

Wednesdays: 1pm

Saturday/Sunday: 3pm

Ticket Prices

Tickets from $25-45, sliding scale in $5 increments.

Why not select a slightly higher price if you can? You’ll support the Firehall, and allow us to continue to offer subsidized and pay-what-you-can tickets to our neighbours.

Matinee Performances

Wednesdays at 1pm
Saturdays at 3pm

Pay-What-You-Can Performances

Tuesdays at 7:30pm
Wednesdays at 1pm

Credits

Cast
Narrator| Sanjay Talwar

Creative Team
Director | Jacob Richmond
Set Design | Hans Saefkow
Costume Design | Pauline Stynes
Lighting Design |Rebekah Johnson
Sound Design | Alex Wlasenko
Dialect Coach | Iris McGregor Bannerman
Technical Director | Theodore Sherman
Stage Manager | Rebekah Johnson
Assistant Stage Manager | Carter Gulseth
Production Support | Sandy Cumberland,
Alicia Shalapata, Ajna Nugent

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A Christmas Carol

Dec 14 – Dec 24 | Theatre
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THE FRONTLINERS

May 1 – May 11

Expanding the Conversation: A Panel Discussion with the Creative and Cultural Consulting Team of The Frontliners

May 4 – May 4

INNER ELDER

May 22 – May 31
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Our Place in the World
The Firehall is where my family’s stories began to be told again.
Rosemary Georgeson
Sahtu Dene & Coast Salish Artist, Writer, Storyteller

We’re Grateful to Be Here.

The Firehall Arts Centre is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations where they lived and gathered together for thousands of years. Acknowledging their connections to these lands is a significant part of what the Firehall considers when choosing the productions and presentations we undertake and how that work shapes and impacts those around us. We ask our community to reflect on what being present here means to you and those around you.