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The Grand was designed by Victorian theatre architect Frank Matcham and was opened in 1894 after a construction period of seven months, at a cost of £20,000 between December 1893 and July 1894. [3]
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)
The Hippodrome is contained within a block also comprising a public house, shops, and chambers, all designed by Matcham. The theatre was built as a circus and then altered, in 1909, to a theatre of varieties. [31] The theatre survives but has been radically altered internally [32] and is now a casino and entertainment complex. [33] II [31] 1901 ...
Laughter in Court is a 1936 comedy play by the British writher Hugh Mills. [1] It premiered at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool before transferring to the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 117 performances.
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.
As the BBC’s dance competition returns to the Tower Ballroom, Isobel Lewis explores the town’s dance history, and how ‘Blackpool Week’ became a ‘Strictly’ institution
The Blackpool Tower Dungeon is part of an international chain of Dungeon experiences operated by Merlin Entertainments. Opened in 2011, it incorporates elements of history with fear, and shows based on gallows humour. It also features "Drop Dead", a 26 ft (7.9 m) drop tower that simulates being executed by hanging. As an addition to the Dungeon ...
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