Vancouver Playhouse (theatre venue)

Vancouver Playhouse
Location 600 Hamilton Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 2P1
Coordinates 49°16′51″N 123°06′45″W / 49.2807°N 123.11245°W / 49.2807; -123.11245Coordinates: 49°16′51″N 123°06′45″W / 49.2807°N 123.11245°W / 49.2807; -123.11245
Owner City of Vancouver
Capacity 668
Construction
Opened 1962
Architect Arcop
Website
vancouvercivictheatres.com/venues/vancouver-playhouse/

The Vancouver Playhouse is a civic theatre venue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Along with the Orpheum and the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, it is one of three facilities operated by the Vancouver Civic Theatres Department (the Playhouse adjoins the QE Theatre in the same complex).[1] The venue is situated at the corner of Hamilton and Dunsmuir [2] and seats 668.[3] Several local arts organizations perform regularly at the venue, including the Vancouver Recital Society, Friends of Chamber Music and DanceHouse.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Vancouver Civic Theatres Board. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  2. ↑ The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 24, 2011
  3. ↑ Retrieved August 24, 2011 from http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/cultural/theatres/patron/seating/pdf/playhouse.pdf
  4. ↑ Retrieved August 24, 2011 from http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/cultural/theatres/playhouse/index.htm
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