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The Koilon
The Grid’s live theatre: theatre, stand-up, late night, talk shows, seminars, panels and music on a real stage, 308 seats in the stalls, the dress circle and the boxes — and online on your TV.
The Grid is a free 3D city you walk through in your web browser, made by The Multimedia Studio. No download and no account needed: walk in as a guest and explore a two-level mall, a four-screen cinema, a university campus, office and apartment towers, a racing game, an arcade, escape rooms and a waterfront.
- 308Seats
- 0Shows on sale
- from C$15 an hourRent the stage
- Every day, around the clockOpen
On stage
Nothing is on sale yet — companies are booking the stage. Walk in to see the marquee, or put on your own show below.
Going to a show
- Walk into the Grid — as a guest, nothing to download — and head for the marquee on the back road; any wayfinding kiosk shows the way.
- Get tickets at the box office under the marquee, or from the phone’s Koilon app: pick a performance, then your seats on the chart.
- The house opens half an hour before curtain. Walk in, find your row and take your seat; the house goes quiet when the show starts.
- Laugh, applaud, cheer or gasp with everyone else — and raise your hand when the stage asks the audience.
The house
- The stalls — 214 seats in nine curved rows dug into the ground, from the street-level foyer down to the front row by the stage.
- The dress circle — 84 seats above the back of the stalls, with a clear view over them.
- The boxes — 10 seats in two boxes by the stage.
- The stage — a real proscenium stage with a screen behind it, and everyone in the house hears the performers.
Watching online
When a company streams its show, an online ticket puts it on your home’s or your office’s TV in the Grid, or full screen in your browser, live with the house. Shows the company records can be watched again for 30 days — by the company, by the night’s audience or by anyone with a ticket, as the company chooses.
Put on your own show
Theatre companies, comedians, hosts, speakers and bands rent the stage by the hour: C$15 an hour for a show, C$5 an hour to rehearse, with a free rehearsal hour for every two show hours. Book once or every week; the theatre’s team approves each booking, then you pay and your shows go on sale.
- Backstage — a crew room for each performance, called an hour before curtain; in through the stage door.
- The set — ready sets for every kind of show — mics and stools, a late-night desk with a band and a co-host, a panel table — or build your own scenes, with a director to run them.
- The screen — behind the stage: the show’s title, a backdrop or your own pictures, scene by scene.
- Tickets — free or at your own prices by zone; the money goes to you less the platform’s share.
- Your posters — on the theatre’s front, in the foyer and at the box office, once the team approves them.
- Online — stream it to people’s TVs, and record it to watch again for 30 days, if you want.
Where it is
On the back road of the Grid, along from UniverseT: the marquee with its three white letter boards and the big poster of the night’s headline show. The taxi drops you round the corner on its west side.
Questions people ask
- What is the Koilon?
- The Grid’s live theatre, on the back road along from UniverseT: theatre, stand-up, late night, talk shows, seminars, panels and music on a real stage, with 308 seats in the stalls, the dress circle and the boxes. The Grid is a free 3D city in your browser.
- What’s on?
- Companies book the stage and put their shows on sale at the box office; their programme shows here as companies list it.
- How do tickets work?
- Pick a performance and your seats on the seating chart at the box office under the marquee, or from the phone’s Koilon app. Each company sets its own prices — some shows are free. The house opens half an hour before curtain: walk in and take your seat.
- Can I watch from home?
- When a company streams its show, an online ticket puts it on your home’s or your office’s TV in the Grid, or full screen in your browser. Performances the company records can be watched again for 30 days.
- Can I put on my own show?
- Yes. Rent the stage by the hour — C$15 an hour for a show, C$5 for a rehearsal, with free rehearsal hours for every two show hours — once or every week. The theatre’s team approves each booking; then you pay and your shows go on sale.
- What comes with the stage?
- A crew room backstage for each performance, ready sets for every kind of show (mics and stools, a late-night desk with a band, a panel table, scenery), scenes you change during the show, the screen behind the stage, tickets at your own prices, your posters on the theatre’s front, streaming and recording if you want them.
It’s open now. Walk in as a guest — no download, no account.
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