Highland Arts Theatre
The Highland Arts Theatre is a historic building, first constructed as a Presbyterian Church, now operating an arts and culture centre in Sydney, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was initially constructed as St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.
"The HAT" | |
Official logo of the Highland Arts Theatre, designed by Hilary Scott. | |
Highland Arts Theatre during a regional broadcast of CBC's Mainstreet for East Coast Music Week, 2016. | |
Highland Arts Theatre The HAT on Cape Breton Island Highland Arts Theatre Highland Arts Theatre (Nova Scotia) | |
| Former names | St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (1910–1925), St. Andrew's United Church (1925–2013) |
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| Address | 40 Bentinck Street |
| Location | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 46.138782°N 60.194000°W |
| Public transit | Transit Cape Breton Routes 1, 5 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 |
| Owner | Highland Quality Productions Incorporated |
| Operator | Highland Arts Theatre Association |
| Type | Theatre |
| Genre(s) | live theatre, music, concerts, dance, film |
| Seating type | Soft seat, reserved seating |
| Capacity | Theatre: 400~ Concerts: up to 475 |
| Production | HAT 2020 Winter-Spring Season |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 14, 1910 |
| Built | 1910–1911 |
| Opened | June 25, 1911 |
| Renovated | June 3, 2014 |
| Construction cost | $62,945 CAD (1911) |
| Architect | Samuel G. Curry and William F. Sparling of Toronto (Curry & Sparling) |
| General contractor | Rhodes Curry Company |
| Website | |
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| Official name | St. Andrew's United Church |
| Type | Provincial Heritage Property |
| Designated | 29 August 29, 2012 |
| Official name | St. Andrew's United Church |
| Type | Municipal Heritage Property |
| Designated | 18 September 2007 |
| Reference no. | 9326 |
In June 2014 St. Andrew's reopened as the Highland Arts Theatre, a live play and film theatre and concert venue located in Sydney's waterfront district.
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