The Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, under artistic director Michael Johnston, opens a new 647-seat theatre on Hamilton Street with a performance of Brendan Behan’s The Hostage.
The company took on the usual standard for Canadian theatres with a September to May season of six plays that were mainly recent London and Broadway successes with a few classics tossed in as well.
Since 1966, every season also featured at least one Canadian play.
Despite a financial bail-out from the city in 2011, the theatre company went bankrupt in March 2012.
