Sid Williams Theatre Society in Courtenay, Vancouver Island, Canada | Theatre

Sid Williams Theatre Society is the heart of performing arts in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada.
The purpose of the Sid Williams Theatre Society is to stimulate and enhance artistic, economic, and cultural activities in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada, the Comox Valley and surrounding region.
We strive, through leadership and innovation, to balance community and commercial performing arts, and to advocate arts and culture as well as business and tourism in our community.
The Sid Williams Theatre Society first came to life under the name of 'The Gaiety Theatre' in the 1920's and, soon after, 'The Bickle Theatre' in the 1930's. Originally opened as a state-of-the-art sound movie Theatre, the stage of the Bickle saw a number of plays and musical events before turning into an auction house.
In honour of a much loved local actor and comedian, it was named the Sid Williams Civic Theatre in 1984. Sid Williams was born Frederick Sidney Williams on October 14th, 1908, in New Westminster. He arrived in the Comox Valley in 1921. Sid's earliest stage appearance was in a school production in 1922. This began a lifetime of Theatre involvement. His tours with the Barkerville Players and as Century Sam; his many live appearances, both local and distant; his television work (on The Beachcombers, PharmaSave commercials, and a documentary for CBC's On the Road Again) brought him many honours. Sid also served continuously as Alderman for the City of Courtenay, British Columbia, from 1942 to 1964.
Sid ran the Civic Theatre for many years as a one man tour-de-force, and rain or shine could be seen up a ladder every week changing the messages on the Theatre's Marquee. He passed away on September 26th, 1991.
The Sid Williams Theatre Society has been serving the Comox Valley for over 20 years as a performing arts facility, and has had a professional administration since 1992.