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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The Firehall Arts Centre presents the world premiere of Empty-Handed, a new work by choreographer Arash Khakpour, from October 2 to 5, 2024. This performance explores the everyday life through a blend of cultural and historical imagery, enhanced by live and pre-recorded...
The Firehall kicks off its 40th anniversary season with Khoj A Contemporary Kathak Dance Extravaganza, by Edmontons Usha Gupta Dance Entourage, from Wednesday, September 21 to Saturday, September 24, 2022.Khoj A Contemporary Kathak Dance Extravaganza blends traditional and...
yellow objects (a new exhibition by Derek Chan) May 11-22, 2021 | Firehall Arts Centre| 280 E. Cordova Exhibition Times: Tues-Fri at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, & 9pm | Sat-Sun at 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 7pm, 8pm, & 9pm Tickets (COVID Compassion Pricing): $15, $20, or $25 at firehallartscentre.ca |...
Last seen in Vancouver at the 2011 Dancing on the Edge Festival with the sold out show Quiet, Israeli choreographer Arkadi Zaides and his company are back with Land-Research. Zaides presents the individual voices of five performers from different backgrounds as they explore...
Award-winning playwright Drew Hayden Taylor explores the aftermath of a life lost to residential schools. Johnny, a First Nations man, confronts a priest from his past. God and the Indian will leave you asking: where does the guilt lie? And, how can these wounds be healed?
Worlds collide in Mark O’Rowe’s nightmarish vision of one night in Dublin, where a serial killer dreams of singing Bette Midler tunes, a teacher races to save a former student from a barbarous gang, and a young woman finds love in the arms of a demon. Originally commissioned by...
A death goes far beyond its immediate surroundings: it echoes through a community. On February 11, 2008, in California, 14-year-old Lawrence King asked his classmate Brandon McInerney to be his valentine. The next day, McInerney shot King twice in the head. After being declared...
Canadian actress, comedienne and social activist Mary Walsh unleashes her rage brought on by pop culture, politics and capitalism to do battle on a grand scale in this one woman show. In Dancing with Rage, Walsh blends tales of new characters with stories from familiar faces...
A double bill from Toronto’s Fujiwara dance inventions; the ensemble piece No Exit based on the Jean-Paul Sartre play of the same name and Lost & Found, a solo choreographed and performed by company Artistic Director Denise Fujiwara.
Trying to understand ourselves and our motivations is a life-long journey. In this one man show written and performed by Fringe favourite TJ Dawe, the playwright shares his funny, at times heartbreaking and enlightening experience with Gabor Maté, the Amazonian psychotropic...
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That''s Dirty Dancing Destination Dinner Stage (8/06-10/18) |
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An EnChor Christmas Pacific Spirit United Church (12/12-12/12) |
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Woking Phoenix Gateway Theatre (3/11-3/20) |
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Jack and the Beanstalk Surrey Arts Centre (12/18-12/27) |
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A Little Night Music with Mozart Christ Church Cathedral (10/17-10/17) |
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Ruby: The 40th Anniversary Concert Christ Church Cathedral (5/15-5/15) |
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& Juliet Queen Elizabeth Theatre (9/29-10/04) |
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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) |
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Joy Pacific Spirit United Church (5/02-5/02) |
