The two main focuses for theatre are Granville Island and the ‘Entertainment District’ of Downtown. The main season is October-April, but Bard on the Beach and Theatre under the Stars run continual shows through the summer. Arts Club Granville Island Stage, 1585 Johnston St, T 6871644. Small venue for casual theatre such as musical comedies. Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts, 777 Homer St, T 6020616. Opposite the Main Library. Designed by the same architect, this state-of-the-art theatre is Vancouver’s main Broadway-type venue for large-scale and popular theatre, dance and musicals. Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E Cordova, T 6890926. An operating firehall from 1906-75, the building now provides a small, intimate setting for quality dance and theatre. Pacific Theatre, 1440 W 12th Av, T 2734659. Small but talented company presenting serious plays. Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright St, Granville Island, T 6890926. Small-scale contemporary works of a generally high standard. Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Av, North Vancouver, T 9903474. Contemporary theatre and performance art in a 1902 school building. Stanley Theatre, 2750 Granville/12th Av, T 6871644. An elegantly restored 1931 movie house, now an Arts Club venue for drama, comedy or musicals. Vancouver East Cultural Centre, 1895 Venables, near Commercial Dr, T 2549578. Affectionately known as ‘the Cultch’, this converted Methodist Church is one of the best performance spaces in the city, thanks to great acoustics and sightlines and an intimate 350-seat capacity. It hosts a range of events, including theatre, music and dance, with an emphasis on the modern and sometimes controversial.
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