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The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Acadamh-chiùil Rìoghail na h-Alba [2]), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (Scottish Gaelic: Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba [3]) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and film in Glasgow, Scotland. [4]
The following is a list of active theatres and concert halls in Scotland. They are organised alphabetically by name. In rural areas, church halls and town halls may double up as theatres, and many colleges and universities also have their own auditoria.
He is a founding father of modern Scottish theatre, reflecting his creation of the Citizens Theatre, appointment as the first chairman of the Scottish committee of the Arts Council, and inaugurator of Scotland's first College of Drama in 1950, now part of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. He was instrumental in establishing the ...
The Glasgow International Concert Hall was officially opened on 5 October 1990 by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (then the Scottish National Orchestra) gave the very first performance at the Royal Gala Opening Concert, [ 5 ] as a showpiece for Glasgow being awarded the European City of Culture . [ 4 ]
The auditorium's capacity of 1449 is made up of 677 stalls, 341 circle, 413 balcony and 18 box seats. A founding director, and soon managing director was Rich Waldon of the city`s Royal Princess`s Theatre. [2] Pavilion Theatre shown in a postcard of around 1912 of Renfield Street, Glasgow, at the corner of Renfrew Street
London-based architects Foster + Partners were appointed as the design team for the Hydro in May 2004, [7] [8] with Glasgow-based Elphinstone additionally appointed as the preferred developer for the site. [9] The design of the arena was finally released to the press in October 2005, [10] and the SECC gained full planning consent for the arena ...
The SEC Centre also has its own railway station, Exhibition Centre, on the Argyle Line of Glasgow's suburban railway network. The 16 storey Forum Hotel (now part of the Crowne Plaza chain) was opened on the site in 1989. [9] In September 1996, a new 5,095 m 2 (54,840 sq ft) exhibition hall, Hall 3, was opened. [10]
The Metropole Theatre started as the Scotia and was built in 1862 at 116, Stockwell Street, Glasgow, Scotland.Built to the designs of architect Robert Black [1] for James Baylis, who later built the Theatre Royal [2] [3] in the Cowcaddens area of the city, it opened as the Scotia Hall, [4] holding over 3000 people, with stalls and two galleries, reputed to be the first purpose built commercial ...