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Manchester Opera House

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Manchester Opera House
Address3 Quay Street
Manchester
England
Coordinates53°28′44″N 2°15′05″W / 53.47889°N 2.25139°W / 53.47889; -2.25139
OwnerAmbassador Theatre Group as a CIO
TypeReceiving house
Capacity1,920
Construction
Opened1912
ArchitectRichardson & Gill with Farquarson
Website
Official website

The Opera House in Quay Street, Manchester, England, is a 1,920-seater commercial touring theatre that plays host to touring musicals, ballet, concerts and a Christmas pantomime. It is a Grade II listed building. The Opera House is one of the main theatres in Manchester. The Opera House and its sister theatre the Palace Theatre on Oxford Street are operated by the same parent company, Ambassador Theatre Group.

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History

The theatre opened as the New Theatre in 1912, renamed the New Queen's Theatre in 1915 and as the Opera House in 1920 when it came under the wing of John Hart and his associates of United Theatres Ltd. In 1931, it was bought by, and prospered under, Howard & Wyndham Ltd[1] which had been formed at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow in 1895 by Michael Simons.[2][3] The group's managing director A Stewart Cruikshank, headquartered at the group's headquarters in the King's Theatre, Edinburgh, was joined on the board by Charles B Cochrane who now became a visiting producer at the Opera House, premiering numerous musicals and revues. The theatre staged the full range of plays, musicals, opera, and pantomime.[4]

It closed in 1979 and for five years was a bingo hall. The Palace Trust acquired it in 1984 and returned it to a theatre. In 1990, it was acquired by Apollo Leisure and staged large-scale musicals.[5] It was subsequently sold to Ambassador Theatre Group in 2009.[6] In March 2020, the theatre acquired Charitable Incorporated Organisation status along with the Palace Theatre.[7]

Architecture

Opera House, Manchester

The theatre has a rectangular plan and is built of stuccoed brick with a slate roof. Its symmetrical fifteen-bay façade is in the classical style with a five-bay centre with fluted Ionic columns. Above the three central bays is a relief of a horse-drawn chariot within a semi-circular arch. The gable has a moulded cornice on brackets. The entrance canopy is a 20th-century addition.[8]

The auditorium has two curved cantilevered balconies with large overhangs, each holding 500 seats. Either side of the stage are stacked boxes between pairs of fluted Corinthian columns. The high proscenium arch is decorated with a circular medallion flanked by gryphons. The high ceiling above the auditorium takes the form of a coffered segmental tunnel vault.[5]

The stage is 42 ft (13 m) deep and 37 ft (11 m) wide. The orchestra pit holds 80 musicians. The theatre has 1,920 seats.[5] The theatre was redecorated in March 2011 keeping the green and gold colour scheme of the auditorium unchanged.

Notable productions and premieres

See also

References

  1. ^ "•". The Stage. 30 August 1931.
  2. ^ Smith, Graeme (2008). The Theatre Royal: Entertaining a Nation. Glasgow Publications. ISBN 9780955942006.
  3. ^ "The Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow". Arthur Lloyd.co.uk.
  4. ^ "The Opera House, Quay Street, Manchester". Arthur Lloyd.co.uk.
  5. ^ a b c "Opera House (Manchester)". Theatres Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Manchester's Palace Theatre and Opera House sold to Ambassador Group". Manchester Evening News. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Palace Theatre and Opera House Trust". Charities Commission. March 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ^ Historic England. "The Opera House, Quay Street (1247470)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  9. ^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (3 April 2017). "Dates for new Take That musical The Band officially announced". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ^ Darvill, Josh (3 September 2019). "& Juliet: First look at new pop musical by Max Martin". Stage Chat.

External links

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