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The Theatre Royal is the oldest theatre in Glasgow and the longest running in Scotland. Located at 282 Hope Street, its front door was originally round the corner in Cowcaddens Street. It currently accommodates 1,541 people and is owned by Scottish Opera. The theatre opened in 1867, adopting the name Theatre Royal two years later.
The centre has been proposed as the home to the Newport Ship, a 15th-century vessel found immersed in the mud banks of the River Usk, although it has been suggested that the basement space may be too small to view the ship in its entirety. [4] The remains of the ship were discovered whilst excavating for the orchestra pit for the Theatre.
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 that many colleges and universities also have their own auditoria.
Theatre Royal, Glasgow: Glasgow 1867 1,541 Theatre Royal, Haymarket: Haymarket, London 4 July 1821 888 Owner – Leonard Blavatnik: Theatre Royal, Lincoln: Lincoln 1893 475 Theatre Royal, Newcastle: Newcastle upon Tyne 20 February 1837 1,249 Theatre Royal, Norwich: Norwich 1758 1,308 Theatre Royal, Nottingham: Nottingham 1856 1,186 Theatre ...
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Glasgow's Theatre Royal was located on Dunlop Street, in a building owned and leased by John Henry Alexander. [4] There was a standard theatre inside with an upper gallery, boxes, orchestra pit, and lower gallery. Before the disaster, hundreds of patrons had gathered to watch an evening performance of Surrender at Calais. [2]
In 1975 it purchased the Theatre Royal in Glasgow from Scottish Television re-opening it as the first national opera house for Scotland in October 1975 with Die Fledermaus. In March 2005, the management of the Theatre Royal was transferred to the Ambassador Theatre Group, but remains the home of Scottish Opera and of Scottish Ballet. [1]