Formerly York Little Theatre, the Belmont Theatre's first full-length performance was Lady Windermere's Fan and the theatre acquired a permanent home at the Elmwood Theatre in 1949.
After two unsuccessful attempts at securing its own real estate, the theatre acquired a permanent home at the Elmwood Theatre, a former cinema built and opened in 1949. After a lease-purchase agreement was signed in July 1953, the theatre gained title to the building seven years ahead of schedule in May 1956. 
