Caprice Twin Theatres
1650 Cliffe Avenue,
Courtenay,
BC
V9N
1650 Cliffe Avenue,
Courtenay,
BC
V9N
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The Caprice Twin Theatres opened in late-1981 as part of the Caprice Showcase chain. Theatre One seated 373 and Theatre Two held 295, for a total of 668 seats. In later years wider seats were installed and the seating capacity was reduced to 622-seats.
The Caprice Twin closed in Spring of 2006 and was later demolished.
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A photo of the Caprice Twin shortly after it closed can be seen here.
This Theatre was actually Opened in 1980. My father was the Manager there when it opened up until 1996.
The Caprice Showcase Theatres opened the Caprice Twin Theatres' doors in late-1981 after several months of construction. Construction of the theater building began on May 15 of that same year.
It originally housed 668 seats when it opened (with 373 seats in Screen 1 and 295 seats in Screen 2), and Screen 1 features a Dolby sound system with 27 speakers installed around the auditorium. Their original seats were 38in seats and 22-23in width to prevent leg room.
It last operated with 622 seats (348 and 274) until its Spring 2006 closure.