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The Centre was opened on 18 June 1984 by Sir Geriant Evans CBE. [1] [2] [3] Stephen Hawking gave the inaugural lecture at the centre's opening. [4]It stages its own productions and hosts visiting artists, in addition to being the home to the Egypt Centre, a two-storey gallery containing an important collection of antiquities from Ancient Egypt..
High Street in 1915. In April 2014 Swansea Council made £75,000 available to the owners to carry out work on the High Street theatre, [10] which had been named as one of the 10 most endangered Victorian and Edwardian buildings in England and Wales. The Victorian Society called it "a victim of urban decay". The council funds were earmarked for ...
Dylan Thomas Theatre (144) Grand Theatre. Main Theatre (1,000) Archived 4 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Arts Wing (175) Great Hall, Swansea University (700) Patti Pavilion (900) Penyrheol Theatre (500) Taliesin Arts Centre (330) Official Site; YMCA Theatre
Palace Theatre; Plantasia; Patti Pavilion; Sea View Community Primary School; Swansea Central Library (Grade II listed) Swansea Central police station (Grade II listed) Swansea Market; Swansea observatory; Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston (Grade I listed) Vetch Field; Whiteford Lighthouse (Grade II listed) Mumbles Pier
Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea.The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the Castle; Parc Tawe; and the Maritime Quarter extending down to the seafront.
Swansea is home to the Palace Theatre. Located at 156 High Street, it is recognisable for its distinctive wedge shape. Originally built in 1888 as a traditional music hall, the building's original name was the Pavilion. During its lifetime, the building has been used as a bingo hall as well as a nightclub.
In 1968, the Swansea Grand was threatened with closure but, following a campaign led by its manager and artistic director John Chilvers, the theatre was saved. [2] The Swansea Corporation (City Council) leased the building in May 1969 and bought it outright in 1979. The theatre was then refurbished and updated between 1983 and 1987 at a cost of ...
Locws International is a contemporary arts organisation, based in Swansea, South Wales, UK.They work with British and international artists to create visual responses to aspects of the city’s heritage, landscape and people, most notably through their Locws and Art Across the City events.