Travel Reference
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ENTERTAINMENT
This area offers some laid-back entertainment options away from the
crowds of downtown. You're much more likely to meet the locals at these
events and there are plenty of nearby dining options if you want to add a
meal to your big night out.
STANLEY THEATRE
THEATRE
(
www.artsclub.com
; 2750 Granville St; 10)
Popular musicals are a large part of the pro-
gram at this beloved heritage theater, but there's also often a contemporary international
or Canadian play added to the mix. Officially called the Stanley Industrial Alliance
Stage (a moniker that not a single Vancouverite uses), the Stanley is part of the Arts
Club Theatre Company, Vancouver's biggest.
The 1200-seat theater was opened as a movie house and live venue in 1931, and its
interior is an unusual mix of the era's architectural fashions, from Moorish to art deco.
And if you're reading this in 2107, it's time to open the time capsule of contemporary
street photographs that was recently buried outside the theater.
PACIFIC THEATRE
THEATRE
(
www.pacifictheatre.org
;
1140 W 12th Ave; 10)
This unusual and well-hidden fringe-style
venue stages an ever-eclectic roster of shows during its September to June season.
There's usually a different one every month, ranging from contemporary retellings of
Shakespeare to new or classic dramas. The intimate setting - the seats are configured
'alley style' on either side of the stage - often makes for especially involving perform-
ances.
Tickets are around the $30 mark (discounted for weekdays and matinees) while the
Christmas show is usually the busiest of the year: it's typically an uplifting affair with
plenty of Yuletide cheer.
CINEPLEX PARK THEATRE
CINEMA
