A phenomenal performing arts centre in the heart of the South Okanagan, Venables Theatre is a mid-sized community theatre owned by School District # 53 and leased to the Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen through a joint use agreement.

The theatre, which is adjacent to the Southern Okanagan Secondary School, is operated by the non-profit Oliver Community Theatre Society.
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Opened in 2014, the Theatre literally rose out of the ashes of the historic art-deco style Venables Auditorium which burnt to the ground in the fall of 2011.

School District #53 - Okanagan Similameen

Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen

Oliver Community Theatre Society

Photo credit: Dave Mai