280 E Cordova St
Vancouver, BC V6A1L3
Firehall Arts Centre is a theatre in Vancouver, BC.
The Canadian premiere of Hideki Noda's Red Demon, produced by rice & beans theatre and Gokko Creative Society, explores themes of xenophobic fears of immigration and society's struggle with intolerance. The story follows a creature who washes up on the shore of a small beach...
This Governor General Award-winning play, written and directed by N'lakap'mux playwright Kevin Loring, is an irreverently funny and brutally honest production about survival and history. Where the Blood Mixes asks whether a person can survive their past. It is a deeply personal...
Canadian dance artists Kirsten Wicklund and Peter Smida bring the world premiere of this contemporary dance theatre work. Six strangers arrive in a barren landscape suspended between reality and myth, where identities unravel and connections become uncertain. Wicklund and Smida...
Krystle Dos Santos and her band bring the warmth of the holiday season to the Firehall stage with lush sounds and beloved songs. Audiences can take a trip down memory lane and celebrate the songs that make the season truly bright.
A recent hit performance from Dancing on the Edge Festival, choreographed by Helen Walkley and danced by Josh Martin. The solo work is performed with serendipity, rigor, and ingenuity as Martin performs with 250 small cedar blocks.
Kelly Rebar's award-winning Canadian classic is set in a dusty diner on the Alberta-Montana border. The sharp-witted dramatic comedy follows Jimmy, a 17-year-old caught between three generations of his eccentric, fiercely independent Canadian family and the alluring pull of his...
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sanaz Toossi's breathtaking and unabashed comedy-drama draws on the relationships between five women during the escalation, height, and aftermath of the Iranian Revolution. Produced by Blackout Arts Society, it chronicles a decade of life during...
This world premiere is a collaborative creation produced by the Firehall Arts Centre. Through an unforgettable mix of music and story, this sharp new musical revue promises to have audiences laughing out loud while satirizing the unique challenges and absurdity of the world...
A Tarragon Theatre production written and performed by Kevin Matthew Wong, who always wondered about his roots as a Canadian of Hakka descent. When he is asked to represent his community at a world conference, he wrestles with the decision to take part and is confronted by...
A heartfelt and hilarious story written and performed by Cian Parker (Ngāpuhi), about growing up on the mean streets of Aotearoa (New Zealand) with a sometimes-there-mostly-not Dad. Parker shares her story about reclaiming her heritage when she is unexpectedly introduced to a...
On September 12, Tucker Pillsbury, better known as Role Model, brought CHUCK ON TOUR to the Freedom Mobile Arch. Joined by singer-songwriter Samia as the opener, Role Model performed a 20-song set that drew heavily from his latest album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass.…
Noah Kahan's Great Divide tour hit a sold-out BC Place on Aug 28, marking his biggest Vancouver show yet with Gigi Perez and Annabelle Dinda opening.…
BINI has become a familiar presence in Vancouver over the past few years, but each visit has arrived at a different point in the group’s continued growth. After performing at The Centre in 2024 and the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in 2025, the eight-member Filipino girl group returned o…
More than 35 years after Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID premiered in theatres, the beloved animated classic continues to capture the imagination of audiences across generations. Following the success of the 1989 film, the story made the leap to Broadway in 2008, where it found new life as a stage music…
The Arts Club Theatre Company’s 2025-2026 season comes to a close with THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, now playing at the Granville Island Stage through August 16. Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre, the international comedy transforms one disastrous opening ni…
For anyone who grew up in the 2000s, the music of Ne-Yo and Akon formed part of the soundtrack to an entire generation. On June 17, the two hitmakers brought their co-headlining NIGHTS LIKE THIS tour to Rogers Arena, launching the North American leg of the 57-city world tour in Vancouver, BC. Built…
Some musicals fade with time, but more than 25 years after its London premiere, MAMMA MIA! seems determined to do the opposite. The musical continues to fill theatres around the world, introducing new audiences to the story while giving longtime fans another reason to revisit the songs they already …
One thing about a Charlie Puth concert is that the music is almost guaranteed to sound great. The real question is whether the live performance can live up to the level of precision people have come to expect from him. At Vancouver’s Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on May 5, Puth answered …
“Ogres are like onions.” It’s one of the most quoted lines from Shrek, and it captures the heart of the story better than any traditional fairy tale opening. This spring, Royal City Musical Theatre brings SHREK THE MUSICAL to the stage from April 17 to May 3 at the Massey Theatre, where the st…
A teenager with a dysfunctional family, a first crush, and a body that refuses to follow the rules of time. It’s an unusual combination, and one that has helped set KIMBERLY AKIMBO apart from other coming-of-age stories. At the Stanley BFL Canada Stage in Vancouver, BC, the Arts Club Theatre Compa…
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Come see Be More Chill: The Musical at the Firehall Arts Centre this summer! “More than survive.” That’s all Jeremy Heere wants out of high school. But looking up from the bottom of the social ladder, there’s little hope for the uncool Jeremy. But what if there was an easy way...
KIN & DOVES is a world premiere by Vancouver's Belle Spirale Dance Projects, presented as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival. The innovative new work features Ballet BC's Sid Chuckas and explores themes central to the festival's mandate of supporting bold, boundary-pushing...
Soft Animals is a contemporary dance work by Dance//Novella from North Vancouver, presented as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival's EDGE 4 program. The festival features interdisciplinary works, improvisational choreography, and contemporary dance over its 10-day slate of...
Wound is a contemporary dance work by Modus Operandi from Vancouver, presented as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival's EDGE 4 program. The festival showcases bold, boundary-pushing performances by emerging and established artists from across Canada and around the world.
Where You Go is a collaboration between two Vancouver companies, O.Dela Arts and musica intima, presented as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival. Inspired by Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, the work portrays two lovers bound by the inescapable promise of death.
Anne is a deeply personal work choreographed and performed by Laurence Lemieux of Toronto's Compagnie de la Citadelle, presented as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival. The festival features interdisciplinary works, improvisational choreography, and contemporary dance over...
Microphone Controller is a Western Canadian premiere and full-length work from Canadian dancemaker Lukas Malkowski, presented as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival. The work reimagines the rock concert for both Deaf and hearing audiences through choreography, embodiment...
Char is a world premiere by Prince George's Method Dance, presented as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival's EDGE 3 program. It is an interdisciplinary creation examining the evolving reality of wildfire in Central and Northern British Columbia.
She Was Here is a world premiere by local choreographer Vidya Kotamraju, presented as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival's EDGE 3 program. It is an unapologetic 35-minute solo dance work that confronts the quiet erasure of women's identity within marriage.
Lighthouse is a work in progress by Company 605 from Vancouver, presented as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival's EDGE 1 program. The festival features interdisciplinary works, improvisational choreography, and contemporary dance over its 10-day slate of performances.
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Disney's Beauty and the Beast Queen Elizabeth Theatre (11/24-11/29) |
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Joy Pacific Spirit United Church (5/02-5/02) |
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Moonlit Mozart with Les Délices Christ Church Cathedral (2/20-2/20) |
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - A Staged Reading Pivot Theatre (10/31-11/01) |
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The Rise of European Music with La Fonte Musica Christ Church Cathedral (3/12-3/12) |
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Choral Encounters Pacific Spirit United Church (5/31-5/31) |
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Jack and the Beanstalk Surrey Arts Centre (12/18-12/27) |
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Ruby: The 40th Anniversary Concert Christ Church Cathedral (5/15-5/15) |
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The Magic of Monteverdi with Les Arts Florissants Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (11/17-11/17) |
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Songs from the Mayflower with Ménestrel Christ Church Cathedral (4/30-4/30) |
