Anvil Theatre

Anvil Theatre is a state-of-the-art performance space, thoughtfully designed to offer a vibrant and engaging audience experience, located in the heart of the city of New Westminster within the Anvil Centre.

The theatre has a mandate to provide exciting performance and cultural opportunities for the community to enjoy in the years to come.

The Anvil hosts productions from a range of producers including Vancouver Chamber Music Society, Laughter Zone 101, Arts Club Theatre, Royal Canadian Theatre Company, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and an array of community arts and celebrations.

Anvil Theatre is a 361-seat flexible space. The flexibility of the theatre allows for a diverse offering of performances and genres, from intimate music encounters to dynamic multidisciplinary theatre happenings, immersive dance shows and plays.

The non-proscenium design of theatre offers an open, 270-degree stage with a range of staging options. Seating can be full; half with or without bistro tables; or open floor/banquet. The theatre boasts a wooden sprung floor from wall to wall, risers, and complete in-stock lighting and sound inventories, while electronically deployed seating allows risers and theatre seating to be retracted in minutes. The stage can also be quickly converted to a thrust configuration and false proscenium panels can be adjusted to seamlessly create a more typical staging approach. There are ample and sparkling dressing room spaces along with a green room.

The fourth floor is home to a number of studios of various sizes designed to support the arts and ancillary events for festivals, dance and theatrical performances, residencies, and master classes. For conferences and meetings, this space is ideal for breakout sessions and team-building activities.