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Theatre Royal Nottingham - The Royal Centre
The Theatre Royal is part of the city's Royal Centre, which also incorporates the Royal Concert Hall. The theatre is in the heart of Nottingham City Centre and is owned by Nottingham City Council. The Theatre Royal attracts major touring dramas, opera, ballet and West End Musical and has an annual pantomime.
The Theatre Royal was completed in 1865. The Classic façade and Corinthan columns are still a major Nottingham landmark.The Theatre opened on Monday, 25 September 1865 with Sheriden's The School for Scandal. The theatre today has four tiers of seating with a total capacity of 1,186 seats.
The Nottingham Playhouse
The Nottingham Playhouse was first established as a repertory theatre in the 1950s when it operated from a former cinema.
The current theatre was opened in 1963. The architect was Peter Moro who had worked on the interior design of the Royal Festival Hall in London.
The buildings received a Civic Trust Award in 1965.Despite the modern external appearance and the circular auditorium walls, the theatre has a conventional procenium layout, seating an audience of 770.Nottingham Playhouse celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 2008 along with Kenneth Alan Taylor's 25th Anniversary pantomime where he returned to the stage as Widow Twankey in Aladdin.
Lakeside Arts Theatre - Nottingham University
Nottingham Lakeside Arts is The University of Nottingham's unique public arts centre and museum presenting an eclectic programme of music, dance, theatre, visual art, special collections and family events all year round.
Based in the idyllic grounds of Highfields Park with two excellent cafés and a gallery shop with craft cabinets selling original works by leading craftmakers, there’s a varied programme including free events and workshops for both families and individuals.
With a direct tram stop outside, Nottingham Lakeside Arts is the ideal place to take time out, unwind and experience the best visual and performing arts. And now, you can get a reduced £2 tram return ticket for Lakeside ticketed events. All you need is your ticket for the Lakeside event/show, then select the event ticket on the tram ticket machine and board the tram!
The Duchess Theatre - Long Eaton
The Duchess Theatre in Long Eaton is part of The Chatsworth Centre which is sited in an ex Methodist Chapel. It has been a focal point for arts in the area for over 20 years. It is situated a short walk from the Town Centre and has good public car parking near by. The theatre burnt down in 2003 but after much fund raising was rebuilt and opened again in 2010. The theatre has 180 seats and boasts a good view of the stage from all of them. It has effective tiered seating. A number of local theatre companies perform there regularly and it is available for private hire. It is home to The Young Performers, a youth theatre company, of high renown in the area.
Derby Theatre
Derby Theatre was formerly known as the Derby Playhouse and was operated by Derby Playhouse Ltd from its opening in 1975 until 2008, when the company ceased operating after a period in administration. The theatre was subsequently reopened in 2009 as Derby Theatre under the control of the University of Derby, who use it as a learning and community theatre.
Professional productions are staged at the venue and from April 30th 2012 the Theatre passed into the sole control of Derby University.
THE GUILDHALL THEATRE DERBY
The Guildhall Theatre is in the Market Place in Derby and is part of the City Council's entertainment division known as Derby Live. Since a fire damaged the nearby Assembly Room it has been even busier than usual. Plays and Musical production take place in this small and intimate venue.
The Nottingham Arts Theatre
The Nottingham Arts Theatre is a theatre on George Street in Nottingham. It was formerly known as the Co-op Arts Theatre.
It has a seating capacity of 321 in the Auditorium and a newer 50-seat studio theatre. It is operated by a charity and the local acting community. It has seen a few notable entertainers on its stage such as some of the members of Nottingham-based band Dog Is Dead. It also premiered the stage version of Alan Sillitoe's novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. It also stages a pantomime and a youth theatre production annually. A newer tradition is the summer 'Show in a Week' where minors (often from the youth theatre) come and stage a one-night show after a week's rehearsal. It also hosts the Nottingham Gilbert and Sullivan society's productions.
The Nottingham Lace Market Theatre
The Lace Market Theatre is a small, independent amateur theatre, located in Nottingham. It is owned and operated by The Lace Market Theatre Trust Limited, which is a registered charity.The Lace Market Theatre Trust developed from two amateur dramatic societies founded in Nottingham in the 1920s – the Nottingham Playgoers Club [1922] and the Nottingham Philodramatic Society [1926]. These amalgamated in 1946 to become the Nottingham Theatre Club and were based from 1946 to 1951 at the Nottingham Bluecoat School.In 1951 the Nottingham Theatre Club moved to premises in Hutchinson Street which were much closer to the city centre. They stayed there until 1972, when they were ousted as part of the major slum clearance and redevelopment of the city during that decade. It was at this point that the members raised the money to buy an old dilapidated paint store in the Lace Market area of the city.
Nottingham Royal Centre Concert Hall
The Royal Concert Hall is part of the city's Royal Centre, which also incorporates the VictorianTheatre Royal. The Royal Concert Hall is owned by Nottingham City Council and its striking modern architecture has proved to be a city landmark at the heart of Nottingham city centre, opposite the more recently built The Cornerhouse complex.
The site of the Royal Concert Hall was previously the old 'Empire Palace of Varieties' designed and built in 1898 by Frank Matcham. The Empire closed for the last time in 1958 and was demolished for road-widening in 1969.
Designed by the Renton Howard Wood Levin Partnership (architects of the Sheffield Crucible Theatre), the hall cost £12 million to complete. The project's client was Nottingham City Council, who were ambitious to win acclaim for their hall as a first-rate local, national and international venue for concerts and conferences.
Work on the Royal Concert Hall began in 1980 and was completed in 1982, providing Nottingham with a contemporary 2,499-seater, state-of-the-art, air-conditioned auditorium complete with a highly versatile sound and lighting system. The first artist to perform there was Elton John in November 1982.
The Concert Hall and The Theatre Royal now have a joint booking system and web site.
Last year much of the auditorium has had new seating installed.
The Palace Theatre, Mansfield Nottinghamshire
The Palace Theatre in Mansfield first opened in 1910 as a Cinema. It was later converted to a live theatre, which has been its primary function ever since. The theatre was completely renovated and refurbished in the 1990s and now stages a varied programme of events including dance, drama and music. It is a popular for professional stage shows including national tours of plays and musicals from the West End. The theatre is owned and operated by Mansfield District Council.
The Palace Electric Theatre opened on Tuesday 13 December 1910. It was the first cinema in the town and only showed silent films at first. In 1949 the cinema was converted to a live theatre, featuring famous names such as Larry Grayson Steve Lawrence and Hilda Baker.Mansfield District Council bought the theatre for £1.
The Curve Theatre, Leicester
The Curve is based in the Cultural quarter in Leicester City Centre. Before being named Curve, it was referred to as Leicester Performing Arts Centre. It is adjacent to the Leicester Athena conference and banqueting centre.
It was designed by world renowned architect Rafael Vinoly and features two auditoria, one with 750 fixed seats while a 350 seat auditorium provides a versatile smaller space. When the 32 tonne steel walls separating the stage and the foyer are lifted, the stage is visible from street level. The glass façade encloses an open plan foyer with views onto the café, bars, backstage area, and across the stage.
The Little Theatre, Leicester
The Little Theatre has a main auditorium of 349 seats, along with an additional studio space for performances and workshops.
The Theatre also houses an interval bar, rehearsal spaces and a library for members and operates a costume hire facility. A youth theatre group also operates for ages 8-12 and 13-18.
The theatre is home to the Leicester Drama Society, and the programme primarily showcases plays from the resident amateur company as well as hosting some professional acts and wider community groups, usually for short runs or one night events, particularly during the Leicester Comedy Theatre.