The Barrie Downtown Theatre: Under the Knife Part II The Glory Days

The Barrie Downtown Community Theatre was open from November 2008 - May, 2010.  Theatre By the Bay and Talk is Free Theatre had performed in this classic venue.

TIFT

Talk is Free Theatre had a several shows including The Assassins, Trees Die Standing Tall, Fridays with Frida, Variations On a Nervous Breakdown, and Kiss of the Spider Woman.  TIFT did a total of six shows in this venue.  The Assassins had an encore presentation at the Theatre Centre in Toronto this year due to popular demand.

TIFT's Past Show Line-Up

November 2008,  Variations On a Nervous Breakdown

January, 2009, Kiss of the Spider Woman

February, 2009, Trees Die Standing Tall

October, 2009, The Tale of Ivan Vs Ivan

January, 2010, The Assassins

February, 2010, Fridays with Frieda

Theatre By the Bay

In August, 2009 Theatre By the Bay had the venue for Twelfth Night and Tinkerbell and Peter pan's Summer Adventure.  Actors like Kristan Bruun, and Micheal Rawley were on stage. 

The set of Twelfth Night and Peter Pan and Tinkerbell's Summer Adventure 

ON Stage Performance Group

On Stage is a community Theatre group within the City of Barrie.  They have performed two shows within the venue.  They performed The Saloon Keeper's Daughter in September of 2009 and Music Music Music in March 2010.  Music Music Music was the last full run show to perform in the Barrie Downtown Theatre.   Here are some memorable moments inside the Barrie Downtown Theatre from ON Stage Performance Group

Saloon Keeper's Daughter

Music Music Music

 During the run of Music Music Music, the City of Barrie decided to demolish the Barrie Downtown Community Theatre and rebuild a new building on the same site.  There were a few one - two night shows that ran in the venue.  In June, 2010, the theatre was emptied out and it was pulled down at the beginning of July, 2010.

Next, Entry,The Demolition

Page Index

1 .Introduction

2. The Demolition

3. The Build 

4. The Build Continues

5. The Fourth Wall

6. St Patrick's Day Update

7. Spring Update

8. March 24th Update 

9. April Fools Update

10. April Fools Update Part II

11. April 8th, 2011 Update

12. April 13th, 2011 Update 

13. Palm Sunday Update

14. Easter / End of April Update

15. Mother's Day Update 

16. Lion King Update   

17. Victoria Day Update 

18. May 26, Update 

19. Celebrate Barrie Update

20. The Pentecostal update

21. Canada Day Update 

22. The Tempest Update

23. Post Surgery Update

24. Grand Opening Update