- Théâtre de l'Île
The Théâtre de l'Île (Theatre of the Island) is a small municipally run
theatre inGatineau, Quebec . It is located on a small island at the southern end of theRuisseau de la Brasserie , a small river running just to the west of Montcalm Street. The building was originally constructed in1886 as the Hull Water Works, at a time when the site was at the heart of a largely industrial area. In the subsequent decades the building served a number of different purposes. In 1974 it suffered a devastating fire. The city of Hull and theNational Capital Commission joined together to rebuild the structure as a theatre. It opened in 1976, and was the first municipally run theatre inQuebec .The theatre seats up to 300. It puts on a number of different shows per year, with some 25,000 spectators per annum.
External links
* [http://www.ville.gatineau.qc.ca/theatredelile.htm Official site]
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