The [[Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company]] ("The Playhouse") iswas 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 August 23, 2011 from http://www.vancouverplayhouse.com/about-us/company-history.php.</ref> The company performs 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 |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=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/money-woes-force-vancouver-theatre-company-to-close-curtains/article2365080/ |accessdate=2012-03-10}}</ref>
