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Théâtre de l'Île, Canada
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1 Rue WellingtonGatineau
QC J8X 2H3
Canada
Gatineau, Canada Print route » N45° 25' 31.8036" W75° 43' 28.7616" (45.425501, -75.724656)

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The Théâtre de l'Île (Theatre of the Island) is a small municipally run theatre in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on a small island at the southern end of the Ruisseau de la Brasserie, a small river running just to the west of Montcalm Street in the former city of Hull. The building was originally constructed in 1886 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 the National Capital Commission joined together to rebuild the structure as a theatre. It opened in 1976, and was the first municipally run theatre in Quebec.The theatre seats up to 119. It puts on a number of different shows per year, with some 25,000 spectators per annum.