Province Québec | Phone +1 514-871-9883 | |
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Similar Place des Arts, Theatre St‑Denis, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Place‑de ‑ Théâtre Maisonne, Théâtre du Rideau Vert | ||
The Monument-National is a historic Canadian theatre located at 1182 Saint Laurent Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec. Erected between 1891 and 1894, it was originally the Cultural centre of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.
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Yiddish theatre
The first performance of a Yiddish play was held there in what is now the theatre's Ludger-Duvernay room in the winter of 1896. The Monument National was a key cultural landmark in Montreal's Historic Jewish Quarter, and continued to host productions from touring and local Yiddish theatre companies until the 1940s.
Renovations and current status
The theatre was declared a historic monument by the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec in 1976 and a National Historic Site of Canada in 1985.
A major restoration project of the theatre was completed in June 1993 in time for the theatre's centennial celebration. The 1,620-seat theatre has been owned by the National Theatre School of Canada since 1971 and is the venue used for its productions.