1675 Discovery Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6R 4K5

Friends of Jericho Arts Centre
Board of Directors
Chairman: Adam Henderson
778 883 2241

in the park by the beach

1675 Discovery Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6R 4K5

Friends of Jericho Arts Centre
Board of Directors
Chairman: Adam Henderson
778 883 2241

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The Freedom of the CIty

May 3, 2024 - May 19, 2024

The Freedom of the City – Presented by Vital Spark Theatre

By Brian Friel
​Directed by Joan Bryans
When the police disrupt a peaceful civil rights protest, three unarmed strangers, Lily, a middle- aged mother and two young men, take refuge from the streets and find themselves in the Lord Mayor’s office. As the three settle in, word spreads about its “occupation” and the motley trio are branded as terrorists and their position used to everyone’s advantage except their own.
Yet, while their situation as they hide out is dire, the unsuspecting trio amuse themselves, and us, in true Irish fashion. As Lily says of their time together “Lord, I enjoyed that. The talk was good. Wasn’t the talk good.”
Brian Friel’s hard hitting examination of the nature of power is as relevant as we look at Gaza today as it was during the Troubles of Northern Ireland.
SHOWS RUN Thursday – Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.
Talk back night: Thursday May 9th.
Tickets $15/30/35 will be available at EventBrite. Preview only tickets $15 with promo code “Preview”.
Reservations:  604-224-8007, ext 3 . More info at vitalsparktheatre.com
ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR