Sinister Seniors Bring The Judge’s Daughter to the Firehall

October 24-29

A crowd and critic favourite from the 2023 Vancouver Fringe, The Judge’s Daughter is back.

This play takes place in the Whistler ski cabins of brilliant lawyer, Judge Kelly Saint Patrick, and her lawyer husband James Brown. Young love blossoms for their daughter, Erin, and her activist boyfriend. When a sudden death raises the morality of jailing anti-pipeline protesters, family relationships and professional reputations are threatened.

Provoking discussion as it dares to question the actions of our BC Supreme Court Judges. There are two ways this could go, and the final scene hinges on the judgement of you, the audience.

Includes new scene and post-show talkback after each performance!

Produced by Sinister Seniors, written by Mairy Beam & directed by Lindy Sisson

Cast: Jennifer Fahrni, Sidney Klips, Arsham Farasat & Linden Banks

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"Magnificent, poignant, humorous in the satire and geniusly thought-provoking... utterly brilliant play."

Sam Spiegel

"In writing the script, Beam was inspired by Indigenous elders, in particular Jim Leyden... Fitzpatrick convicted him of criminal contempt in 2021 and sentenced him to 45 days in jail. This came after he had held a traditional pipe ceremony in 2020 near the Burnaby Terminal."

Charlie Smith, Pancouver

"The B.C. Court concluded… that significant errors were made by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick. Among the errors, she was found to have convicted an Indigenous elder, who was performing a pipe ceremony, without proper consideration of the facts. This case has inspired a play, “The Judge’s Daughter,” which invites audiences to consider the actions of the Canadian judiciary in the treatment of Indigenous land defenders
and climate protectors."

Canada’s National Observer

* This is a Guest Presentation. Firehall Passholders cannot redeem their passes for this show.

Illustration by George Rammell

Production image from Vancouver Fringe 2023

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Firehall Arts Centre

280 E Cordova St
Vancouver, BC

Date:

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 19:30