Grand Theatre [Blackpool]
type: Item
label: Grand Theatre
description: Theatre building in Blackpool, United Kingdom, opened in 1894
description: theater in het Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 837
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Blackpool
GPS: Point(-3.0533 53.8172)
Wikidata source: Q5595139
opening date: 1894-07-23T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 139354
Capacity: 1100
Address: 33 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 1HT, England
Web: www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk
architect: Frank Matcham
Theatres Trust Database ID: 1839
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: BlackpoolTheatres/GrandTheatreBlackpool.htm
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q192559
Carthalia ID: 1040
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1894 by Frank Matcham for the theatre director Thomas Sergenson. Opened 23 Jul 1894 with Shakespeare's Hamlet. 1910 auditorium extension and alterations. Since the 1920s, used as a premiere theatre by London West End producers. Since the 1930s, used as a cinema during winter seasons. Later used as a bingo house. Demolition plans in 1972. Saved by a citizens' initiative. 1977 interior refurbishment by John Wyckham (while still used as a bingo house). 1980-1998 major restoration, addition of a studio stage. Re-opened as a theatre in March 1981. Currently run by a Trust, used as a theatre for touring productions. 1215 seats