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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).
A major fundraiser for the company was the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, [4] which was first produced as a single-winery event in 1979. [5] [self-published source?] In 2011, following in-camera deliberations by the Vancouver City Council, Vancouver provided the company with a complex bailout of approximately $1 million. [6]
Lobby Theatre interior. The Queen Elizabeth Theatre is a performing arts venue in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAlong with the Orpheum, Vancouver Playhouse, and the Annex, it is one of four facilities operated by the Vancouver Civic Theatres on behalf of the city of Vancouver (the Playhouse adjoins the QE Theatre in the same complex). [1]
The pit is usually a large opening ranging from 4–6 feet (1.2–1.8 m) wide, 20–40 feet (6.1–12.2 m) long and 6–10 feet (1.8–3.0 m) deep. Some orchestra pits have lifts or elevators that can raise the floor of the pit up to the same height as the stage. This allows for easier movement of instruments among other things.
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Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, a theatre company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, producing plays since 1962 Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Vancouver Playhouse .
A "Save the Orpheum" public protest and fundraising campaign was launched, which even Jack Benny flew in to help with, [6] [10] and the Orpheum was saved. [11] On March 19, 1974, [3] the City of Vancouver bought the theatre for $7.1 million, with $3.1 million coming from the city itself, and $1.5 million from each of the provincial and federal ...
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