Theatre Royal [Glasgow, UK]
type: Item
label: Real teatro de Glasgow @es
label: Theatre Royal
description: Theatre building in Glasgow, United Kingdom, opened in 1867
description: theater in Glasgow @nl
EUTA building identifier: 766
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Glasgow
GPS: Point(-4.2562 55.8662)
Wikidata source: Q7777430
Building date: 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1879-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 135938
opening date: 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 1541
Address: 282 Hope Street, Glasgow, Strathclyde, G2 3QA, Scotland
architect: Charles John Phipps
Theatres Trust Database ID: 2308
Fires in Theatres id: 172
Burnt down date: 1879-02-02T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: Glasgow/TRHope.htm
Les Archives du Spectacle ID: /o/41265-Theatre-Royal-Glasgow
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q192501
Carthalia ID: 8164
Modern Opera Houses ID: 482
Note: iv)
Note: Built 1867 by George Bell for James Baylis. Opened as Royal Colosseum and Opera House. 1879 auditorium destroyed by a fire. Subsequently rebuilt by C. J. Phipps. 2012-2014 addition of new foyers. Originally ca. 3000 seats, now 1541 seats. Home to Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet.
Modern Opera Houses index: Fire at: Descriptive text, III. S. p. 138; View of passage, III. S. p. 86 ; Views of auditorium after fire, III. S. p. 138.
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today