The '''Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company''' ("The Playhouse") was a regional theatre company, producing plays since 1962. Its first production was ''[[The Hostage (play)|The Hostage]]'' by [[Brendan Behan]], which opened on October 2, 1963.<ref>Retrieved{{Cite Augustweb 23,|title=Company 2011History from http|url=https://www.vancouverplayhouse.com/about-us/company-history.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214111042/https://www.vancouverplayhouse.com/about-us/company-history.php |archive-date=2012-02-14 |access-date=August 23, 2011 |website=Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company}}</ref> The company performed out of the [[Vancouver Playhouse (theatre venue)|Vancouver Playhouse]], a civic theatre in Vancouver’s downtown core (at Hamilton and Dunsmuir), which is also home to the [[Vancouver Recital Society]] and the Friends of Chamber Music. Citing financial difficulties, the company announced that it would cease operations on March 10, 2012<ref>.{{cite news |titleauthor=Sunny Dhillon and Ian Bailey |date=2012-03-09 |title=Money woes force Vancouver theatre company to close curtains |author= Sunny Dhillon and Ian Bailey |publisher=Globe and Mail |date=2012-03-09 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/money-woes-force-vancouver-theatre-company-to-close-curtains/article2365080article552854/ |access-date=20122022-0307-1008}}</ref>
==Company activities==
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* Playhouse Theatre Company [http://www.vancouverplayhouse.com/ official website]
* [http://www.playhousewinefest.com/ Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival]
* [httphttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.comca/en/article/vancouver-playhouse-theatre-company/ Entry on Playhouse Theatre Company]. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''
* [http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/cultural/theatres/playhouse/index.htm Vancouver Playhouse (civic theatre venue)]
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