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Theatre review: Women of the Fur Trade is a clever, anarchic take on Canadian history

Theatre review: Women of the Fur Trade is a clever, anarchic take on Canadian history

Every performance, under Donna Spencer’s breezy direction, is consistently funny and fully realized

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 14, 2025Firehall Arts Centre, Donna Spencer, Homepage feature

Women of the Fur Trade cheekily shifts historical accounts to tell women’s stories of the Red River Resistance

Women of the Fur Trade cheekily shifts historical accounts to tell women’s stories of the Red River Resistance

Frances Koncan’s play looks at the fur trade through the perspectives of a Métis woman, a First Nations woman, and a settler woman

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2025Firehall Arts Centre, Indigenous, Donna Spencer

Elaine Ávila’s Fado: The Saddest Music in the World returns to the Vancouver stage

Elaine Ávila’s Fado: The Saddest Music in the World returns to the Vancouver stage

Part musical, part theatre piece, Fado explores identity through the hauntingly moving music of Portugal

THEATREGail JohnsonJanuary 6, 2023Firehall Arts Centre, Puente Theatre, Elaine Avilas, Donna Spencer, Portuguese, fado

Laughter connects hearts and minds at Openings: A Cultural Sharing

Laughter connects hearts and minds at Openings: A Cultural Sharing

The Firehall presents the wide-ranging series as part of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

NEWS, FESTSGail JohnsonNovember 1, 2021the Firehall, Firehall Arts Centre, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Rosemary Georgeson, Donna Spencer

B.C. cultural leaders meet with Dr. Bonnie Henry; the arts could start reopening gradually in May and June

B.C. cultural leaders meet with Dr. Bonnie Henry; the arts could start reopening gradually in May and June

The March 30 Arts Roundtable included Minister Melanie Mark and arts leaders from across the province

NEWSGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2021News, COVID-19, Bonnie Henry, Donna Spencer