Grand Theatre [Lancaster]
Grand Theatre
Theatre building in Lancaster, United Kingdom
theater in het Verenigd Koninkrijk
St. Leonardgate, Lancaster, LA1 1NL, England
Opened June 1782 as The Theatre. 1849 alterations, reopened as a music hall and museum. Closed 1882. 1884 reopened as Athenaeum Theatre. 1897 alterations by Frank Matcham. Interior destroyed by a fire in 1908. Rebuilt by Albert Winstanley within the existing walls and reopened as Grand Theatre. From 1936, used as a cinema. 1951 bought by the Lancaster Footlights Club. Since then, again used for live theatre. 457 seats.