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In 2001, after a successful campaign by AKTER (Action for Kings Theatre Restoration) to keep the theatre open, the theatre was purchased by Portsmouth City Council and leased to the Kings Theatre Trust Ltd who undertook the restoration of the building. The present day theatre has a seating capacity of 1600 and a computerised booking system ...
The Kings Theatre: Southsea, City of Portsmouth: Apartment: 1907: 4 March 1976 ... Portsea, City of Portsmouth: School: 1784: 10 January 1953
Owner – Leeds City Council Cast Theatre: Doncaster 2 September 2013 620 ... Kings Theatre, Southsea: Portsmouth/Southsea 30 September 1907 1,600 L. Theatre
Albert Road is a distinct street containing shopping and cultural venues, which include The Wedgewood Rooms, and the Kings Theatre, a regional theatre built in 1907. [10] Southsea retains its own post town status (PO4 and PO5), even though the actual town of Southsea was merged into Portsmouth in 1904. [8]
Dickens was born in Portsmouth and visited the theatre in 1838 to research Nicholas Nickleby. He was not only a brilliant writer but a consummate performer and would-be actor. His readings were legendary and made him a 19th-century celebrity. There is a belief that he may have performed at the Portsmouth Theatre but this is unlikely.
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It premiered at the Kings Theatre, Southsea in Hampshire in 1925. [1] Donald Calthrop, the actor engaged to play the lead, had to withdraw at short notice due to illness. Keble Howard, the play's author and an amateur actor, stood in for the first two nights at Southsea while another professional actor prepared for the part.
The show transferred to the Garrick Theatre in January 2013, where it closed on November 2, 2013 concluding a two-year West End run. [10] First National UK Tour (2014) Following its West End closure, the musical began a national tour of the U.K. and Ireland. Performances began at the Palace Theatre, Manchester on May 3, 2014.