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  2. Grand Theatre, Blackpool - Wikipedia

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    The Grand was able to stay open during World War II but the post-war rise in the popularity of television was probably the cause of the theatre's dwindling popularity toward the 1960s. [citation needed] The theatre's programme archives show that from 1964 the Grand was a summer seasonal venue. Plans were filed for the demolition of the historic ...

  3. List of theatres in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Operator – Ambassador Theatre Group: Grand Pavilion: Porthcawl 1932 643 Grand Theatre, Blackpool: Blackpool 1894; reopened 23 March 1981 1,100 Owner - Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Ltd Grand Theatre, Lancaster: Lancaster 1792; 1848–1978 457 Greenwich Theatre: Greenwich 1864, rebuilt 1969 430 The Grand Clitheroe 1874; 2008 400 (standing)

  4. Opera House Theatre, Blackpool - Wikipedia

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    The Opera House Theatre is one of the largest theatres in the United Kingdom.The present theatre is the third such structure to have been built on the site. [3]The original building, completed in 1889, at a cost of £9,098 was designed by the theatre architect Frank Matcham, who also designed the nearby Grand Theatre and the Tower Ballroom.

  5. A Touch of the Sun (play) - Wikipedia

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    A Touch of the Sun is a 1958 play by the British writer N.C. Hunter. It premiered at the Grand Theatre in Blackpool before moving to the West End, initially at the Saville Theatre before transferring to the Princes Theatre.

  6. Billy Pearce - Wikipedia

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    Due to his success on the show, Pearce began to appear more regularly on stage and television throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He worked with Danny La Rue and was the compere for comedy double act Cannon and Ball. He has also starred in his own show entitled The Billy Pearce Laughter Show at Blackpool's Grand Theatre and at Bournemouth's BIC.

  7. Theatres designed by Frank Matcham - Wikipedia

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    Grand Theatre: Blackpool, England: Built at a cost of £20,000 for Thomas Sergenson for the intended use of a drama theatre. The exterior was built using brick with stone dressings and the plasterwork in the auditorium was carried out by the Plastic Decoration Company, who were based in London.

  8. Category:Theatres in Blackpool - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Theatres in Blackpool" ... Grand Theatre, Blackpool; O. Opera House Theatre, Blackpool; W.

  9. Grand Theatre - Wikipedia

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    The Grand Theatre, a chain of 14 multiplex cinemas in the southern United States operated by Southern Theatres; Grand Theatre (Douglas, Arizona), aka Douglas Grand Theatre, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)