Anvil Centre Theatre is a state of the art performance space, thoughtfully designed to offer a vibrant and engaging audience experience. The flexibility of the theatre allows for a diverse offering of performances and genres; from intimate music encounters to dynamic multidisciplinary and theatre happenings, immersive dance shows and everything in between. The Anvil Centre Theatre regularly plays host to productions from The Arts Club Theatre, The VSO’s Tiny Tots Concerts, Royal Canadian Theatre Company, PuSH International Performing Arts Festival and an array of community arts and celebrations.

The Jerry Cans
Friday March 13

The Jerry Cans create music inspired by their hometown of Iqaluit, Nunavut, and life in the Canadian Arctic. With a unique mix of traditional Inuit throat singing and roots-rock sung in the Indigenous language of Inuktitut, The Jerry Cans are a distinctly Northern sound. The band is passionate about helping to preserve the Inuktitut language and are committed to challenging common misconceptions about life in the North. Their high energy performances have thrilled audiences in countries all across the globe including Australia, Scotland, Greenland, Cuba and Norway. Andrew Morrison (Vocals/Guitar) Gina Burgess (Violin) Nancy Mike (Accordion/Throat Singing) Brendan Doherty (Bass) Steve Rigby (Drums) Avery Keenainak (Accordion/Throat Singing)

Tickets: $25

Kim's Convenience
March 14 - 15

An Arts Club Theatre Company production

A corner store comedy by Ins Choi

Mr. Kim, a Korean shopkeeper, grapples with both a changing neighbourhood landscape and the chasm between him and his second - generation offspring. This journey of a fractured but loving family forgiving the past and confronting the future is a new Canadian classic.

Ins Choi’s hilarious and touching debut play inspired the hit TV show of the same name.

“Gut - bustingly funny with a huge heart” — Vancouver Sun

Tickets $49

Marion Cowings
March 19

Marion Cowings is a bandleader, singer and educator. He was mentored by the legendary vocalist Jon Hendricks, and while still in high school was chosen as a vocal soloist with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic. He went on to replace Dave Lambert in the ground breaking Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, and over the course of his career has appeared at venues such as Lincoln Center, the Blue Note New York and Tokyo, the Berlin Jazz Festival, and in Holland’s North Sea Jazz Festival

Tickets $36

Between Breaths
March 25- 28

Well known in Newfoundland as the Whale Man, Dr. Jon Lien pioneered techniques for rescuing whales entrapped in fishing nets. Often risking his very life in the water with the formidable and frightened animals, Dr. Lien would seek to earn their trust as much as the fishermen’s. He looked for the best way to free whales while doing as little damage to the fishing gear as possible. His efforts saved the lives of over 500 animals, and earned him the hard-won respect of the island’s fishermen. Between Breaths jumps time backwards, from the final moments of Lien’s life – in a wheelchair and dealing with brain damage due to a car accident – to his very first whale intervention. As his life becomes further and further confined, his mind stretches itself in memories of release and salvation.
Tickets: $15 - $36