Riotous Family Dysfunction Reign in the Vancouver Production of Hir

Actors from Pi Theatre’s Hir. Clockwise from left: Jordan Fowlie, Victor Dolhai, Deb Williams, and Andrew Wheeler. Photo by Emily Cooper.

At this time of year, as we transition into winter, a little bit of dark levity seems highly fitting. Vancouver’s theatre scene continues to impress with new productions that push the boundaries of the conventional and the expected.

The American nuclear family gets an upending and a wickedly comic skewering in an upcoming production at Vancouver Civic Theatre’s Annex. Get set for a wild ride through family strife, post-war turmoil, and gender identity explorations. This certainly is not your typical warm and fuzzy holiday on-stage show!

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Riotous Family Dysfunction Reign in the Vancouver Production of Hir

Vancouver’s PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and Pi Theatre Present a Moving Play about Violence and Forgiveness

Image of Luisa Jojic and Douglas Ennenberg by Emily Cooper

A work of theatre is truly exemplary if audience members can leave the performance transformed and inspired to think more deeply about themselves and the world they take for granted.

The Events, a play presented by Pi Theatre and the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, is particularly timely in the new year, a period characterized by reflection and taking stock of the past.

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Vancouver’s PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and Pi Theatre Present a Moving Play about Violence and Forgiveness