Located on St-Denis Street in the heart of Montreal's famous Latin Quarter, the St-Denis Theatre is one of the most modern and prestigious cultural arts venues in the city. A major downtown Montreal landmark, the theatre boasts two halls with a seating capacity of 933 and 2,219 respectively. Equipped with all the latest sound and lighting technologies needed to keep up with today's sophisticated and demanding audiences, the Saint Denis Theatre remains an important player on the Montreal cultural arts scene. Formerly the site of Montreal's main movie theatre from 1915 right up until the 1970s, the one-time cinema began to focus exclusively on the theatre arts in 1980 and now plays host to a series of musical comedies, plays, popular concerts and stand-up comedy shows in both French and English, including numerous Just for Laughs galas. A part of Montreal's history for nearly an entire century, the St-Denis Theatre is a living testament to this city's status as the cultural Mecca of Canada.