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Vancouver Playhouse (theatre venue)

Coordinates: 49°16′51″N 123°06′45″W / 49.2807°N 123.11245°W / 49.2807; -123.11245
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Vancouver Playhouse
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Address600 Hamilton Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 2P1
Coordinates49°16′51″N 123°06′45″W / 49.2807°N 123.11245°W / 49.2807; -123.11245
OwnerCity of Vancouver
Capacity668
Construction
Opened1962
ArchitectArcop
Website
vancouvercivictheatres.com/venues/vancouver-playhouse/

The Vancouver Playhouse is a civic theatre venue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Along with the Orpheum, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and the Annex, it is one of four facilities operated by the Vancouver Civic Theatres Department (the Playhouse adjoins the QE Theatre in the same complex).[1] [2]

The venue is situated at the corner of Hamilton and Dunsmuir [3] and seats 668 plus 5 wheelchairs.[4] Several local arts organizations perform regularly at the venue, including the Vancouver Recital Society, Friends of Chamber Music and DanceHouse.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Vancouver Civic Theatres Board. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  2. ^ Annex
  3. ^ The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 24, 2011
  4. ^ "Vancouver Playhouse Seating Plan 2017" (PDF). Vancouver Civic Theatres. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Vancouver Playhouse". Vancouver Civic Theatres. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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