Victoria Theatre [Halifax]
type: Item
label: Victoria Theatre
description: Theatre building in Halifax, United Kingdom
description: theater in Halifax @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1726
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Halifax
GPS: Point(-1.862 53.721)
Wikidata source: Q7927085
opening date: 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: Commercial Street & Wards End, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1BU, England
Web: www.victoriatheatre.co.uk
Theatres Trust Database ID: 2269
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1065
theatricalia id: 4ag/victoria-theatre-halifax-halifax
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1901 as Victoria Hall (concert hall) by Clement Williams. Opened 8 Feb 1901. Named in honour of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Bought by the city of Halifax ca. 1964, subsequently renamed Civic Theatre. 1964 extension by a fly tower. Later renamed Victoria Theatre. 1585 seats.