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However, after a petition was raised by the Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society, the commissioners gave the society one year to find a suitable public use for the building. After approving in principle a plan to turn the building into a community theatre and arts centre in 1976, £50,000 was raised in six months, to allow a long term lease to ...
Construction was completed in 1902 to designs by architect John Priestley Briggs. [2] When it was opened, it had a capacity of 1,100. In 1913, the Opera House hosted a series of charity fundraising concerts gather funds to rebuild the Nevill Ground's cricket pavilion after the original pavilion was destroyed in a suffragette arson attack. [3]
Built by the Tunbridge Wells Corporation and designed by Percy Thomas and Ernest Prestwich, the Assembly Hall Theatre opened on 24 May 1939. [2] When first built, the auditorium had a capacity of 822 on the ground floor, with a further 320 in the balcony. [2] It was also equipped with a 22 ft x 29 ft cinema screen to allow films to be shown.
The show toured for seventeen weeks at fourteen British theatre venues. [50] [3] It began on 10 June 1991 at The Assembly Hall in Tunbridge Wells. [38] It concluded on 6 October at De Montford Hall, Leicester. [51] The original schedule was for the final shows was supposed to be 30 September to 5 October 1991. [52]
Royal Tunbridge Wells (2018) [ edit ] Opening 13 December 2018, professional regional theatre company Trinity Theatre successfully produced a short three-week revival run of the show which was briefly extended with extra performance dates due to its popularity. [ 21 ]
The building was commissioned by the theatre manager, Sarah Baker, as the Tunbridge Wells Theatre, in the early 19th century. [2] It was designed in the neoclassical style, built in brick with a stucco finish and was officially opened on 8 July 1802. [3] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto The Pantiles.
The Pantiles is a Georgian colonnade in the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Formerly known as "The Walks" and the (Royal) "Parade", it leads from the well that gave the town its name. The area, developed following the discovery of a chalybeate spring in 1606, has become a popular tourist-attraction.
Martin Ball (born 10 October 1964) is an English theatre and television actor. He was born and grew up in Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent . He trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art , and graduated in 1992.