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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. 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.

  4. 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)

  5. Empress Ballroom - Wikipedia

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    On 12 January 2019, it hosted NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, the first-ever NXT UK TakeOver event. [13] This was followed one year later with NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II on 12 January 2020. [14] The ballroom is used as the Main Stage of the punk rock Rebellion Festival held each year at the Winter Gardens. [15]

  6. Here & Now (musical) - Wikipedia

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    On 26 January 2024, it was announced that the musical will have its world premiere at The Alexandra, Birmingham beginning previews on 9 November, with a gala night on 19 November (with Steps appearing and performing during the Finale Megamix), running until 30 November 2024, after being extended from 24 November due to popular demand.

  7. Revealed: Strictly Come Dancing’s Blackpool week song and ...

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    Here are all the songs and dance routines to expect when Strictly returns to Blackpool on ... week 8’s show with 34 points. On top of grand dance routines, Sunday night’s show will welcome ...

  8. 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.

  9. Blackpool - Wikipedia

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    The Grand Theatre. At its peak in the 1930s Blackpool's numerous theatres and cinemas could seat more than 60,000 people. [7] The Theatre Royal on Clifton Street first opened as the Assembly Rooms and Arcade in 1868. It later became the Tivoli Electric Theatre and eventually Yates's Wine Lodge before it was destroyed by fire in 2009. [172] [173]