Live on Argyle Street since 1936.
This historic former movie theatre is now home of the performing arts, owned and operated by Portal Players Dramatic Society. Our team of volunteers produce and perform plays and musicals at The Capitol Theatre. When we’re not on stage with our own productions, doors are open to touring acts, concerts and local events.
Our own plays & musicals
Made right here by Alberni Valley volunteers: actors, directors, designers and crew. This is who we are, and it’s been happening since 1978.
See this season’s productions →Touring shows & rentals
Concerts, comedy, tribute acts and community events booked into our theatre. Every ticket helps Portal Players keep this historic 1936 theatre open.
Book the theatre →What’s On
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Oct23Fri · 7:30 PMLive at the CapitolTickets & info
Improv Comedy Rumble
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Oct25Sun · 7:30 PMLive at the CapitolTickets & info
Killer Bands from Outer Space
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Nov7Sat · 7:30 PMLive at the CapitolTickets & info
Dreams ~ Arrival
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Nov13to Nov 28Portal Players PresentsTickets & info
Pen Pals
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Feb4to Feb 20Portal Players PresentsTickets & info
The Golden Anniversaries
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Feb6SatLive at the CapitolTickets & info
The Comic Strippers 19+
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Apr15to May 1Portal Players PresentsTickets & info
Lips Together, Teeth Apart
Three shows. One great season.
Your neighbours, on our own stage. The Season Pass gets you into one performance of each Portal Players production this year.
Pen Pals
November 13 – 28, 2026
The Golden Anniversaries
February 4 – 20, 2027
Lips Together, Teeth Apart
April 15 – May 1, 2027
One performance of each production. Buy your season now and choose your dates and seats later.
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Keep the lights on
Become a member
Join Portal Players Dramatic Society, vote at the AGM and be first to hear about auditions.
Join Portal Players →Volunteer
Act, direct, run lights and sound, build sets or welcome the audience at front of house. No experience needed.
Find your role →Sponsor Our Season
Partner with Portal Players and turn our promotion into your promotion. Six partnership packages, from $120 for individuals to $3,000+ for businesses, with season tickets, logos, programme ads and more.
See partnership packages →Donate
Portal Players is a registered charity. Your gift keeps a 90-year-old building alive, and we issue official tax receipts.
Give today →
90 years of curtain calls
- 1936The Capitol opens on May 16 with Bette Davis in Dangerous, 500 seats, air conditioning and a chesterfield in the foyer.
- 1978Twenty locals meet in the North Island College gym and found Portal Players.
- 1989Portal Players buy the Capitol. Eight months and $150,000 in grants, donations and volunteer sweat later, it reopens with Something’s Afoot.
Put your name on the marquee
Concerts, recitals, film nights, memorials and touring shows. Stage, lighting, sound and 230 seats in downtown Port Alberni.
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Capitol Theatre notebooks
The 1936 opening-day photo on a 120-page lined journal. $10 from every copy goes to Portal Players.