Gladstone Theatre is a theatre in Ottawa

Ottawa

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 Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 offering live theatre produced by its own production company. It is located on Gladstone Avenue

Gladstone Avenue

Gladstone Avenue is a street in Ottawa running east from the Rideau Canal west to Parkdale Avenue. It is a historically residential street running just south of the downtown core, with a number of small houses in the downtown section now converted to commercial uses.-Landmarks:* Gladstone Avenue...

 just west of Preston Street

Preston Street (Ottawa)

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. It is the former home of the Great Canadian Theatre Company

Great Canadian Theatre Company

The Great Canadian Theatre Company, known for short as GCTC, is a professional theatre company based in Ottawa, Canada. It was established in 1975. The company specialises in the production of Canadian plays....

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History

The building started out as a cinderblock garage. In 1982, Great Canadian Theatre Company converted it into a 230-seat theatre. In 2008, GCTC moved out into the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre. At the end of the 2007 GCTC season, the building was purchased by Steve Martin and Marilisa Granzotto, owners of a nearby Arthur Murray Dance Studio, and renovated at an approximate cost of half a million CAD. It has recently been placed up for sale.

Theatre

The theatre holds approximately 200 persons for live performance. The theatre was renovated for its re-opening on September 11, 2008 with Art Deco

Art Deco

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style decoration.

Programming

The Gladstone Productions company produces dramatic and musical plays. The production company is local to Ottawa.