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Miss Shakespeare Will Be At The Firehall Arts Centre November 5-26

1 Nov

missshakespeareThe Firehall Arts Centre along with Musical TheatreWorks bring you Miss Shakespeare starting November 5th. Miss Shakespeare is a story inspired by the Bard’s daughter, whose own creative aspirations come alive as she leads a group of women in something secret, subversive and illegal. As it turns out, it’s staging of a play, but it’s the 1600’s and women are banned from the stage.  Behind the dingy walls of The Cage Tavern, six women explore the seductive power of the theatre. With a musical score that is influenced by underground European Cabaret. The women embrace their creativity, their voice and their freedom. Unfortunately, the law is not on their side, and if these artists are to truly have a voice, they must find the courage to get beyond the walls and in front of an audience. The book and lyrics are written by local talent, Tracey Power, with music co-written by Steve Charles. Miss Shakespeare runs from November 5-26 at the Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets are available online from $23.

What people are saying about Miss Shakespeare:

“With humour and heart, Miss Shakespeare imagines an underground
world of women who broke the rules, first quietly and then brazenly, changing the landscape forever” 
Vancouver Sun

“This is smart, funny stuff!” 
Jo Ledingham

“Things are looking up for Canada’s contribution to the musical theatre genre”
Vancouver Presents!

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Cathy Jones Brings ‘Stranger To Hard Work’ To The Firehall Arts Centre September 28 – October 8

5 Sep

CathyJonesIf you are looking for a laugh and a fun night out, we suggest you grab your tickets to Stranger to Hard Work. The Firehall Arts Centre is kicking off its 34th season with the comedic talent of Cathy Jones. Cathy is the winner of the Gemini Award and co-creator of This Hour Has 22 Minutes and is the toast of Newfoundland. Stranger To Hard Work is a one-woman show in which Cathy shares her life experiences and unique perspective on a variety of topics including money, food, sex, aging, annoying people in your life and our favourite competitive Facebook posts. The show mixes stand up comedy with sketch comedy and will then turn around and delve into the often hilarious struggle called life! Stranger To Hard Work premieres on Wednesday, September 28th and runs till October 8th at the Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets are available online from $25. For those wishing to see the show during the day, there are a number of matinees lined up.  For what people are saying about this show, we invite you to check out the write up in the Georgia Straight for starters. It will give you a great run down and having attended opening night, the show is hilarious! You will laugh your ass off and honestly, we can’t wait for the book she refers to in her show.  Highly recommend this show.

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Dead Metaphor At The Firehall Arts Centre April 2 – 23, 2016

9 Mar

DeadMetaphorThe Firehall Arts Centre is presenting a new show by George F. Walker called Dead Metaphor. George F. Walker is one of Canada’s most prolific playwrights. In his newest play, he brings us Dean, a young ex-sniper, who returns to Canada after being stationed in Afghanistan. He is struggling with a number of issues on his return including finding work, aging parents and a pregnant ex-wife.  Dean ends up finding work with a contemptuous politician seeking election.  This interesting new show directed by Chelsea Haberlin kicks off its run on April 2nd at the Firehall Arts Centre and runs till April 23rd.  Tickets are available online from $28, seniors and students are $23 and for those under 30 that wish to see the show, $23 any day.  Wednesday matinee shows at 1:00 pm are Pay What You Can.  For more information or tickets, visit Firehall Arts Centre.

What people are saying about Dead Metaphor:

“Dead Metaphor is dead serious, but it’s still seriously funny”
The San Francisco Examiner

“There’s no denying that Dead Metaphor hits a bull’s-eye when it
comes to the funny bone.”
Mercury News

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Little One Takes Stage At The Firehall Arts Centre February 10-13

10 Feb

LittleOneThe Firehall Arts Centre presents a new show which has received the title of ‘Overall Excellent Award Winner’ by the New York Fringe. The show is called Little One and is brought to you by Vancouver-based Alley Theatre which produced Kayak last year.   The show is billed as a suspenseful psychodrama in which 4-year-old Claire is adopted into the family and 6-year-old Aaron has to learn to “love” his new monster of a sister. The show is told through their now adult voices and the two characters will weave through childhood stories and teenage humiliation which will be twisted, wryly funny and ultimately a haunting narrative   The show opens February 10th and runs till February 13th. Tickets are available online from $23.  Today, you will also find a Pay What You Can Show at 1:00 pm. For more information, visit Firehall Arts Centre.

What people are saying about Little One:

“Little One is at once deeply poetic and unnerving, a meditation on sibling relationships, the nature of love and the dark horror of upper middle class existence that is ‘90s suburban life.”

 Huffington Post

“Frequently witty, pocket-sized horror story…prods us into laughter between our shocked gasps.”

 Time Out New York (Critics’ Pick)

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PostSecret: The Show Returns To Firehall Arts Centre February 17 – March 5

1 Feb

Post_Secret-The-Show-L-R-Kahlil-Ashanti-Nicolle-Nattrass-Ming-Hudson-700x501Last year, we had the pleasure of seeing PostSecret: The Show at the Firehall Arts Centre which is making a return to Vancouver on February 17th. This production brings to life one of the most popular blogs in the world PostSecret.com. If you are unfamiliar with this blog, in November 2004, US artist, Frank Warren, created a viral movement when he printed 3,000 self-addressed postcards and handed them out to people on the streets and asked them to mail their secrets to his home in Washington, DC.  The secrets were anonymous and the secret they shared could be regret, fear, betrayal, desire, a confession or childhood humiliation.  Postsecret.com is now one of the most visited advertisement-free blogs in the world with over 700 million visitors from all over the world.

On February 17th  Vancouver’s TJ Dawe along with other Vancouver collaborators Kahlil Ashanti and Justin Sudds bring the show back to Vancouver. This is truly an innovative project that pushes the boundaries of crowd-sourced storytelling, combining intimate live performance with secrets from around the globe.  Part of the aim of the production is to show you that you are not alone. When you hear some of the secrets revealed, guaranteed you will find one that resonates with you. Some of the secrets in this show do take on a serious tone, such as suicide, but what we came away with is howPostSecrets.com has connected people by mere words reinforcing to us words are powerful.

PostSecret: The Show is full of raw human emotion in all its honesty, for better or for worse. We are sure you will see some of yourself in the secrets revealed.  Some will make you laugh out loud, some with pull at your heart strings, some will make you think, but by the end, the show does in its own unique way make you see ‘we are all in this together’.  Each and every one of us has the ability to reach out and make a connection to someone and make a difference in someone’s life. Everyone will take away a little something different from this show which was criticized by a few for being too much like a TED Talk. This is a fair comment, but we felt that’s what made for a unique and engaging show. We encourage you to see the human in humanity.  PostSecret The Show runs from February 11th to March 5th at the Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets range from $17 to $30 and are available online at Firehall Arts Centre.

PS Looking to go somewhere for a bite before the show that’s close by? Might we suggest Chuchillo.  It is a one block walk away and has Latin American inspired dishes which are pretty tasty.

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The Motherf**ker with the Hat At The Firehall Arts Centre January 16 – 30, 2016

16 Dec

HatAn interesting show is premiering in Vancouver in the New Year at the Firehall Arts Centre. The Motherf**ker with the Hat is the inaugural production of Haberdashery Theatre Co., a company whose mandate is to contribute to the local theatre scene by doing edgier, issue driven plays.  This story features 12 Steps, 3 Heart, 1 Hat as well as love and addiction.  The story begins in New York City and moves to the Downtown Eastside.  It features Jackie an ex-con and addict who is determined to stay clean and get his life back track with the help of his sponsor.  Jackie’s efforts are challenged by Veronica, the love of his life, who is an alcoholic/addict and he suspects is cheating on him with a  ‘mofo’ with a hat. The play is being billed as “blisteringly funny and poignant”.    The Motherf**ker with the Hat previews January 16th at 8:00 pm and continues until January 30th at the Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street. Tickets are available online from $16 – $33 and Wednesday matinee shows are Pay What You Can.

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The Chelsea Hotel – Songs By Leonard Cohen Returns To Firehall Arts Centre

3 Dec

Chelsea-hotel-web1New York’s infamous hotel, The Chelsea Hotel, makes a return to the Firehall Arts Centre December 15th to January 9th. Leonard Cohen’s powerful and inspirational music is the heartbeat of Chelsea Hotel, as six performers play seventeen different instruments in a rollicking tribute to the remarkable writer. Through Cohen’s transcendent songs and the honesty of his lyrics, you will be transfixed by this eclectic cabaret of loves won and lost.  Opening night for Chelsea Hotel is December 15th and the show runs till  January 9th with Pay What You Can shows on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm.  Tickets are available online and anyone under 30, gets in for $23 any day.  You also have the opportunity to ring in the New Year with the Chelsea Hotel. The Firehall Arts Centre will be throwing a bohemian New Year’s bash which includes champagne, hors d’oeuvres, a DJ and, of course, lots of Leonard Cohen songs. Tickets are available for $75 which includes entry to the Chelsea Hotel show, appetizers and a glass of champagne.

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Social Studies Comes To The Firehall Arts Centre November 21 – December 5

10 Nov

SocialStudiesThe Firehall Arts Centre invites you to their new show Social Studies which begins November 21st.   This is a heart warming comedy about  a well intentioned family in Winnipeg that adopts a South Sudanese “Lost Boy”.  The show takes some funny twists which highlights Canadian values as well as cultural differences.  Social Studies also delves into family connections and examines issues of loss, expectations, and the desire to do good in the world.  As the saying goes, the road is paved with the best of intentions.  You will see first hand how caring and compassionate Canadians deal with their fears and feelings about people’s lives who are very different from their own. We invite you to check out this “engaging new comedy”.  The show runs from November 21st to December 5th. Tickets are available online from $23 at Firehall Arts Centre.

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World Premiere of The Love Bomb At The Firehall Arts Centre September 26 – October 10

24 Sep

Firehall Arts Centre_Love Bomb_publicity image”Love Bombing is an attempt to influence a person by lavish demonstrations of attention and affection.”   This Saturday you are invited to the world premiere of Love Bomb at the Firehall Arts Centre. This is a rock concert within a play as well as a bit of mystery to top it off. This show is brought to you by Shameless Hussy Production’s Meghan Gardiner.   Megan says the show “ was so gratifying to put together, but amidst all the fun, we knew we had a pretty dark story to tell. The darkness is what hooked me. Everything else was a way to tell the story.”  Expect an emotional roller coaster. Tickets are available online from $28 to $33 at Firehall Arts Centre. Want to hear what others are saying about Love Bomb? Check out Andrea Warner’s piece in the Georgia Straight.

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Proud Returns To Firehall Arts Centre April 7 – 25

18 Mar

ProudFirehallArtsCentreProud makes a return to the Firehall Arts Centre on April 7th.  If you missed it last year, you missed one wickedly entertaining show. Proud is a play written by Michael Healey about the Right Honourable Stephen Harper. The Prime Minister is played by Andrew Wheeler who provides an amazing performance of the man himself. It really is quite something to see. But the rest of the cast shines as well including his Chief of Staff and his new sassy MP Jisbella Lyth played by Emmelia Gordon. You will be drawn in from the very first line. The show is hilarious, sexy and witty. No matter what your politics, there is something to entertain everyone here.  Proud starts at the Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, on April 7th and runs till April 25th.  Tickets start at $22.

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