Theater Royal (Glasgow)

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Theater Royal

The Theater Royal , originally Royal Colloseum , is a theater in the Scottish city ​​of Glasgow . In 1977 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

history

The theater was built in 1867 for James Baylis as the Royal Colloseum. The architecture firm Clarke & Bell provided the design . In 1877 the lawyers McClure & Hannay took over the facility. In 1879 a fire devastated the building. The following year it was rebuilt by Charles John Phipps and reopened in August 1880. Howard & Wyndham took over the theater in 1888. In 1895 the theater burned down again and was again repaired by Phipps. James Miller and Charles Rennie Mackintosh were entrusted with revisions in the 1900s . 1957 took over Scottish Televisionthe Theater Royal and set up his first television studio there. Another fire in 1970 devastated parts of the interior. In 1974 Scottish Opera acquired the theater and had it restored.

Established in 1867, the Theater Royal is the oldest operating theater in Scotland to this day. In the early decades there were plays, variety , ballet and pantomime performances. Since the takeover in 1975, the focus has been on the performance of operas and ballet events.

description

The two- to three-story building is located at the confluence of Hope Street and Cowcaddans Road in the north of Glasgow city center. The main facade, which is 24 axes wide and exposed to the east, has a relatively simple design. A stylized arcade with granite columns extends above the three double-winged entrance doors . Flanking pilasters carry a crowning , segmented arch gable .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. Entry on scottisharchitects.org.uk
  3. Information about theater operations

Web links

Commons : Theater Royal  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 55 ° 51 '58.7 "  N , 4 ° 15' 22.7"  W.