Queen Elizabeth Theatre

 The Queen Elizabeth Theatre was opened on July 5^th 1959,  with a performance by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. A few weeks later Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II came to formally open the theatre and give it its name.

The Queen Elizabeth Theatre had a large impact on Vancouver’s live arts scene. It made it possible for touring plays, musicals, and music events to come to Vancouver and have a prober theatre to show in. With Vancouver’s close proximity to Vancouver many American shows now traveled to Vancouver to give shows. 

The Queen Elizabeth theatre is the current home of the Vancouver Opera and Ballet BC, and former home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. It is the largest theatre in Vancouver, seating 2, 765 patrons.