Malkin Bowl is an outdoor performance stage located in Vancouver’s Stanley Park.
The band shell was originally built in 1934 as a two-third size replica of the Hollywood Bowl.
Its official name is the Marion Malkin Memorial Bowl. It was named after former Vancouver mayor W.H. Malkin’s late wife.
Back in July I saw Theatre Under the Stars‘ production of Mary Poppins. Every summer TUTS puts on musical productions at the Malkin Bowl.
Mary Poppins – Theatre Under the Stars. Photo credit: Tim Matheson.
TUTS is a non-profit society that begun back in 1940. The company produced musicals until 1963, when it declared bankruptcy. A new company Theatre in the Park was formed in 1969, producing two musicals a season. It was renamed Theatre under the Stars in 1980.
The bowl had to be rebuilt after a fire partly destroyed it in 1982.
The Malkin Bowl was renovated in 2011 with insulation and a heating system added allowing for the space to be used year around.
The entrance is opposite the Stanley Park Pavilion and the near the Stanley Park Rose Gardens.
Display with costumes from previous TUTS productions
