List of theatres in the United Kingdom explained

The following is a list of active professional theatres and concert halls in the United Kingdom. They are organised alphabetically in name order.

A

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
Abbey TheatreNuneaton1969248Chief Executive – Tony Deeming
Adelphi TheatreLondon18061,500Owners – Nederlander Organization, Really Useful Theatres
Alban ArenaSt AlbansJune 1968856–1,200Operator – 1Life Management Solutions Ltd
Aldwych TheatreLondon19051,200Owner – Nederlander Organization
Alexandra TheatreBirmingham27 May 19011,347Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group
Alhambra TheatreBradford19141,456Operator – Bradford Council (Theatres)
Almeida TheatreLondon1980325
Ambassadors TheatreLondon5 June 1913444Owner – Stephen Waley-Cohen
Angles TheatreWisbechc1790c100Wisbech Angles Theatre Council
The AnvilBasingstoke April 19941,400Owner – The Anvil Trust Ltd
Apollo TheatreLondon21 February 1901658Owner – Nimax Theatres
Apollo Victoria TheatreLondon19302,328Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group
Arcola TheatreLondonSeptember 2000200Artistic Director – Mehmet Ergen
Arena TheatreWolverhampton1967; refurbished 1999150Owner – University of Wolverhampton
ArtrixBromsgrove, Worcs.2005301Operator – Bromsgrove Arts Centre Trust
Arts TheatreLondon5 June 1913350Operator – JJ Goodman Ltd
artsdepotLondon23 October 2004158–395Operator – The Arts Depot Trust Limited
Ashcroft TheatreLondon5 November 1962763Owner – Croydon London Borough Council

B

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
Bacon TheatreCheltenham1991566Theatre Manager – Debbie Godber
Barbican TheatreLondon19821,156Artistic Director – Louise Jeffreys
Barons Court TheatreLondon199157Owner – Geronimo Inns (Young & Co.’s Brewery)
Barn TheatreCirencester2018203Artistic Director – Iwan Lewis
Barons Court TheatreLondon199157Owner – Geronimo Inns (Young & Co.’s Brewery)
Bristol HippodromeBristol19121,951Owner - Ambassador Theatre Group
Beck TheatreHayes1977600Owner – HQ Theatres
Bedworth Civic HallBedworth1974745Theatre Manager - Simon Farndon. Owner - Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Belgrade TheatreCoventry1958858Artistic Director – Hamish Glen
Birmingham HippodromeBirmingham18951,935Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust Ltd
Birmingham Repertory TheatreBirmingham19131,265Birmingham Rep Enterprises Limited
Blackburn Empire TheatreBlackburnOctober 2002332Charity with Volunteer Board
Blackfriars Arts CentreBoston27 March 1949230
Bloomsbury TheatreLondon1968547Owner – University College London
Boxmoor PlayhouseHemel Hempstead1997200Owner - Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company[1]
Blue Orange TheatreBirminghamApril 2011107
Brangwyn HallSwansea23 October 19341070
Broadway Theatre, CatfordLondon1932800
Brockley Jack TheatreLondon199250
Brookside TheatreRomford2012140
Burnley MechanicsBurnley1986495Burnley Leisure Trust
Bush TheatreLondon6 April 1972180
Buxton Opera HouseBuxton1903902Operator – High Peak Theatre Trust

C

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
Camberley TheatreCamberley408Owner – Surrey Heath Borough Council
Cambridge Arts TheatreCambridge1 February 1936666
Cambridge Corn ExchangeCambridge18751,849
Cambridge TheatreLondon4 September 19301,231Owner – Really Useful Theatres
Canal Cafe TheatreLondon60
Carriageworks TheatreLeeds11 November 2005349Owner – Leeds City Council
Cast TheatreDoncaster2 September 2013620Director – Deborah Rees
Castle TheatreWellingborough1995503Operator – Parkwood Theatres.
Chelsea TheatreLondonNovember 2001110
Chichester Festival TheatreChichester19621,206
Chickenshed TheatreLondon1974300Artistic Director – Lou Stein
Churchill TheatreBromley19 July 1977781Operator – HQ Theatres
Citizens TheatreGlasgow11 September 1878500Artistic Director – Dominic Hill
City HallSheffield22 September 19322,271
Civic TheatreRotherham7 March 1960356
Cochrane TheatreLondon1963–2012314
Cockpit TheatreLondon1616–1665220
Coliseum Theatre (Aberdare)Aberdare17 September 1938600
Coliseum TheatreLondon19042,558Owner – English National Opera
Congress TheatreEastbourne19631,689Owner - Eastbourne Borough Council
Contact TheatreManchester1972320Operator – The Manchester Young People's Theatre Ltd
Corn Exchange, NewburyNewbury1993400The Corn Exchange (Newbury) Trust
Court TheatreTring, Hertfordshire1978220Operator – Court Theatre Ltd
Courtyard Theatre (Hereford)Hereford1998520Operator – The Courtyard Trust Ltd
Courtyard Theatre (Royal Shakespeare Company)Stratford-on-Avon2006–20101,048
London1976400Artistic Director – Rufus Norris
Crescent TheatreBirmingham1932460
Criterion Theatre (Coventry)Coventry1961122
Criterion TheatreLondon21 March 1874588Owner – Criterion Theatre Trust
Cromer, Norfolk1901500Openwide Coastal Ltd
Sheffield1971980Artistic Director – Robert Hastie
CurveLeicester11 November 2008920Artistic Director – Nikolai Foster
Caird HallDundee2000

D

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
Darlington HippodromeDarlington19071,000Owner – Darlington County Council
De Montfort HallLeicester19132,000Owner – Leicester City Council
Derby TheatreDerby1975535Artistic Director – Sarah Brigham
Dominion TheatreLondonOctober 19292,163Owner – Nederlander Organization
Little TheatreDoncaster99
Donmar WarehouseLondon18 July 1977271Artistic Director – Josie Rourke
Dorking HallsSurrey1931813
Duchess TheatreLondon25 November 1929494Owner – Nimax Theatres
Duke of York's TheatreLondon10 September 1892640 (900 originally)Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group
Dundee Rep TheatreDundeeMay 1939455

E

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
Edinburgh Festival TheatreEdinburghNovember 7, 18921,915Operator – Capital Theatres
Edinburgh PlayhouseEdinburgh19293,059Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group
Empire Theatre (Glasgow)Glasgow1897–19632,100
Empire Theatre (Hackney)Hackney1901; rebuilt in 20041,275
Empire Theatre (Liverpool)LiverpoolMarch 9, 19252,348Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group
Empire Theatre (Sunderland)SunderlandJuly 1, 19072,200Operator – Ambassador Theatre Group
Epsom PlayhouseSurrey1984406
Epstein TheatreLiverpool1913 (closed 30 June 2023)380Owner - Liverpool City Council
Everyman Theatre, CheltenhamCheltenhamOctober 1891694Chief Executive - Mark Goucher
Everyman Theatre (Liverpool)Liverpool1964; rebuilt in 2011–14400Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust Ltd

F

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
Finborough TheatreLondonJune 198050Artistic Director – Neil McPherson
The Fisher TheatreBungayFebruary 1828115–160Bungay Arts and Theatre Society
Floral Pavilion TheatreWirralDecember 2008814Wirral Council
Fortune TheatreLondonNovember 8, 1924432Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group
The ForumBarrow-in-Furness1990580
The Forum Open-air TheatreNorwichOctober 2001variable
The Forum Studio TheatreChester1998100
Futurist TheatreScarborough1921–20142,155

G

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
G LiveGuildfordSeptember 20111031Owner – HQ Theatres
Garrick TheatreLondon24 April 1889718 (current); 800 (original)Owner – Nimax Theatres
Gatehouse TheatreStafford535Freedom Leisure
Gate Theatre (London)London197975Artistic Director – Ellen McDougall
Georgian Theatre RoyalRichmond (Yorkshire)1788; rebuilt 1963214
Gielgud TheatreLondon27 December 1906986Owner – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
Globe TheatreLondon1599; rebuilt 19971,400 (current); 3,000 (original)Artistic Director – Michelle Terry
Gordon Craig TheatreStevenage19761,701
Grand Opera House (Belfast)Belfast 23 December 1895; 1980–present1,063
Grand Opera House (York)York20 January 19021028Operator – Ambassador Theatre Group
Grand PavilionPorthcawl1932643
Grand Theatre, BlackpoolBlackpool1894; reopened 23 March 19811,100Owner - Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Ltd
Grand Theatre, LancasterLancaster1792; 1848–1978457
Greenwich TheatreGreenwich1864, rebuilt 1969430
The GrandClitheroe1874; 2008400 (standing)
240 (fully seated, theatre-style)
140 (cabaret)
Owned by The Lancaster Foundation
Grand Theatre, LeedsLeeds18 November 18781,550Home of Opera North
Grand Theatre, SwanseaSwansea18971,014
Grand Theatre, WolverhamptonWolverhampton1894; rebuilt in 19821,200
Grimsby AuditoriumGrimsby19951,200–2,000
Guildhall of St GeorgeKing's Lynn1445320Shakespear's Guildhall Trust

H

TheatreCurrent LocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Operator
Hall for CornwallTruro1846969
Hall Green Little TheatreBirmingham1951180Hall Green Little Theatre Ltd
Harlow PlayhouseHarlow1971409Harlow District Council - Artistic Director - Rory Davies
Harrogate TheatreHarrogate1900500Managed by Harrogate (White Rose) Theatre Trust Ltd
Harold Pinter TheatreLondon15 October 1881796 (1,180 originally)Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group
Haymarket TheatreBasingstoke1865; as theatre 1951, refurbished 2007380
Her Majesty's TheatreLondon17051,216Owner – Really Useful Group
The HexagonReading19771,686
Highbury TheatreBirmingham1942140Highbury Theatre Centre Ltd
Hope Mill TheatreManchester2015145William Whelton - Executive Director, Joseph Houston - Artistic Director
Hull New TheatreHull19391,330Hull Culture & Leisure
Hull City HallHull19091200 - 1800Hull Culture & Leisure
Hull Truck TheatreHull1971435Artistic Director – Mark Babych

J

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
Jacksons LaneLondon1975166Executive Director – Isobel Smith
Jigsaw Youth TheatreHalesowen, Dudley2017Jigsaw Youth Theatre

K

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
Key Theatre, PeterboroughPeterborough1973360Landmark Theatres (part of Selladoor Worldwide)
King's Lynn Corn ExchangeKing's Lynn1854733
King's HallHerne Bay, Kent4 April 1904250–500
The King's TheatreNewmarket1955123Newmarket Operatic Musical And Dramatic Society Ltd (NOMADS)
Kings Theatre, SouthseaPortsmouth/Southsea30 September 19071,600

L

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
Lace Market TheatreNottingham1972118
Lakeside Theatre (University of Essex)Colchester, Essex1971200
Lamproom TheatreBarnsley1999187Barnsley Theatre Trust
Lantern TheatreLiverpool200985
Lantern TheatreSheffield189384
Lawrence Batley TheatreHuddersfield9 July 1819477[2]
Leatherhead Theatre (formerly Thorndike Theatre)Leatherhead, Surrey1969498
Leeds City VarietiesLeeds1865; reopened September 2011467
Leeds PlayhouseLeedsMarch 19901,100
Leighton Buzzard Library TheatreLeighton BuzzardOctober 5, 1979170
Library Theatre (Manchester)Manchester17 July 1934; reopened 22 March 2014312
Library Theatre (Sheffield)[3] Sheffield1947260
Lichfield Garrick Theatre & Studio[4] Lichfield, Staffordshire2003562
Bolton Little TheatreBolton1931165
Little Theatre (Chester)Chester1962126
Little Theatre (Leicester)Leicester 1932349
Live Theatre[5] Newcastle upon Tyne1982170
Liverpool Actors Studio TheatreLiverpool199980
London ColiseumLondon19042,558
London PalladiumLondon26 December 19102,286
The LowrySalford12 October 20002,196
Lyceum Theatre (Crewe)Crewe, Cheshire21 November 1887; rebuilt 6 October 19111,250 (original); 850 (currently)
Lyceum Theatre, LondonLondon14 July 18342,100
Lyceum Theatre (Sheffield Theatres)Sheffield1897; rebuilt 19911,068
Lyric Theatre (Belfast)Belfast1951; reopened 1 May 2011400
Lyric Theatre, LondonLondon17 December 1888915 (currently); 1,258 (original)
Lyric Theatre (Lowry)Salford12 October 20001,730
Lyric HammersmithLondon1895550
Lyttelton (Royal National Theatre)London1976890

M

Theatre Location Opened CapacityCurrent Management
Macready TheatreRugby1975250
Maddermarket TheatreNorwich1921310
Malvern, Worcs.188; reopened 1998850Malvern Theatres Trust
Marina TheatreLowestoft Suffolk1878; reopened October 1988800
Market TheatreLedbury, Herefordshire1956128
Marlowe TheatreCanterburyReopened 20111,200
Mart TheatreSkipton2003300
Mayflower TheatreSouthamptonDecember 19282,300
Menier Chocolate FactoryLondon2004180
Mercury TheatreColchester1972598
Merlin TheatreSheffield1974240
Met TheatreBury1980400
Michael Pilch StudioOxford199750–90Balliol College
Middlesbrough TheatreMiddlesbroughOctober 1957484Middlesbrough Council
Minack TheatreCornwall1930750
Montgomery TheatreSheffield1886418
Mull TheatreTobermory, Isle of Mull200864An Tobar and Mull Theatre

N

Theatre Location Opened CapacityCurrent Management
Newbridge MemoNewbridge1924446
New Diorama TheatreLondon201080Artistic Director - Bec Martin
New London TheatreLondon2 January 19731,118
New Theatre (Cardiff)Cardiff10 December 19061,144Operator - HQ Theatres and Hospitality
New Theatre OxfordOxford26 February 19341,800
New Theatre, PeterboroughPeterborough2001; reopened 20171079Landmark Theatres (part of Selladoor Worldwide)
New Vic TheatreNewcastle-under-Lyme1986600
New Victoria TheatreWokingJune 19921,300
New Wolsey TheatreIpswich, Suffolk1979400
New Wimbledon TheatreWimbledon, London26 December 19101,670
Noël Coward TheatreLondon1903872Operator – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
Norbury TheatreDroitwich, Worcestershire1962176
Norwich PlayhouseNorwich1995300
Norwich Puppet TheatreNorwich1980140
Nottingham PlayhouseNottingham1963770
Nottingham Arts TheatreNottingham1953321
Novello TheatreLondon22 May 19051,105
Northcott TheatreExeter1967464
Nuffield TheatreSouthampton1963; closed 2020450

O

Theatre Location Opened CapacityCurrent Management
Octagon TheatreBolton27 November 1967300–400
Old Joint Stock TheatreBirmingham186495
The Old Town HallHemel Hempstead1978110Dacorum Borough Council
Old Rep TheatreBirmingham15 February 1913383
Old VicLondon18181,067Artistic Director – Matthew Warchus
Oldham Coliseum TheatreOldham1885585
Olivier (Royal National Theatre)London19761,160
Open Air Theatre, Regent's ParkRegent's Park, London19321,200+Artistic Director – Timothy Sheader
Opera House (Blackpool)Blackpool1889; rebuilt in 1910 and 19392,920
Opera House (Manchester)Manchester19121,920
Oxford PlayhouseOxford1923640

P

TheatreLocationOpenedCapacityCurrent Management
Palace theatre, KilmarnockKilmarnock1860498
Palace Theatre, LondonLondonJanuary 18911,400
Palace Theatre, ManchesterManchester18 May 18911,955
Palace Theatre, MansfieldMansfield1910534
Palace Theatre, NewarkNewark-on-Trent1920638Newark and Sherwood District Council
Palace Theatre, RedditchRedditch1913420Redditch Borough Council
Palace Theatre, SwanseaSwansea1888; repurposed 1960s; closed 2006; under redevelopment since 2021600+ (formerly)
Palace Theatre, WatfordWatford14 December 1908600
Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-SeaWestcliff-on-Sea21 October 1912603 (current)
1,500 (original)
Parc and Dare HallTreorchy1913660
Pavilion Theatre (Bournemouth)Bournemouth19 March 19291,448
Pavilion Theatre and Bandstand (Gorleston)Gorleston, Norfolk8 July 1901300
Pavilion Theatre (Rhyl)Rhyl18911,061
Pavilion Theatre (Weymouth)Weymouth21 December 1908988
Peacock TheatreLondon13 November 1911999 (current)
2,600 (original)
Peepul TheatreLeicester2005314
Pendle Hippodrome TheatreColne21 September 1914489
Penistone Paramount CinemaPenistone1914344Penistone Town Council
Phoenix Theatre (London)London24 September 19301,012
Phoenix Theatre (Ross-on-Wye)Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire198364The Phoenix Theatre Company
Piccadilly TheatreLondon27 April 19281,282 (current)
1,400 (original)
Pitlochry Festival TheatrePerthshire19 May 1951544
Platform TheatreNorwichCity College Norwich
Playbox TheatreWarwick1999250Playbox Theatre Company
The Players TheatreLowestoft2012200The Lowestoft Players Ltd
Liverpool PlayhouseLiverpool1866677Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust Ltd
The PlayhouseSleaford1825120Sleaford Little Theatre CIO
London PlayhouseLondon11 March 1882786
Pleasance IslingtonLondon1995230 Pleasance Theatre Trust
Plowright TheatreScunthorpe1958354
Polka TheatreWimbledon, London
(children's theatre)
20 November 1979370
Prince Edward TheatreLondon3 April 19301,716Owner – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
Prince of Wales TheatreLondonJanuary 18841,160Owner – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
Princes HallAldershot1972690
Princes TheatreClacton14 April 19311,400Owner - Tendring District Council
Priory TheatreKenilworth8 April 1946120
Pomegranate TheatreChesterfield1800s (originally The Civic Theatre)590Owned by Chesterfield Borough Council

R

Theatre Location Opened CapacityCurrent Management
The RegentChristchurch, Dorset1931 (as cinema); 1983505
Regent TheatreIpswich19291,551
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-TrentStoke-on-Trent19991,600Ambassador Theatre Group
Richmond TheatreLondon Borough of Richmond18 September 1899840
Riverfront Arts CentreNewport23 October 2004482
Rose TheatreKingston upon Thames16 January 2008822
Roses TheatreTewkesbury30 October 1975375
Royal & DerngateNorthamptonOctober 20061,783
Royal Court Theatre (Liverpool)Liverpool17 October 19381,186
Royal Court Theatre (London)London1870465
Royal Exchange TheatreManchester1976700
Royal Festival HallLondon3 May 19512,500
Royal HallHarrogate1903; reopened 2008950Harrogate (White Rose) Theatre Trust Ltd
Royal Lyceum TheatreEdinburgh10 September 1883658
Royal National TheatreLondon22 October 19631160 / 890 / 400
Royal Opera HouseLondon7 December 17322,256
Royal Spa CentreLeamington Spa15 June 1972667
Rose TheatreRugeley, Staffordshire210Rugeley Town Council

S

Theatre Location Opened CapacityCurrent Management
Sadler's WellsLondon16831,560
Savoy TheatreLondon10 October 18811,150Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group
Secombe TheatreLondon1984343–396
Scarborough Open Air TheatreScarborough1932; reopened 20 May 20106,500
Sewell Barn TheatreNorwich1980100
Sondheim Theatre (formerly Queen's Theatre)London8 October 19071137Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
Sherman TheatreCardiff1973452Sherman Cymru
Shoebox TheatreSwindon201750Wrong Shoes Theatre Company
Sinden TheatreTenterden, Kent2004290Homewood School
Stanley & Audrey Burton TheatreLeeds2010230Owner – Northern Ballet & Phoenix Dance Theatre
The Spa TheatreBridlington1907675East Riding of Yorkshire Council
The Spa PavilionFelixstowe1909884
St David's HallCardiff30 August 19822,000
St George's HallBradford29 August 18531,500 (current); 3,500 (original)
St Helens Theatre RoyalSt. Helens1895, rebuilt 1901700Operator - Regal Entertainments Ltd
St. Martin's TheatreLondon26 November 1916550
Stables TheatreHastings, East Sussex16 June 1959126The Stables Trust
Stephen Joseph TheatreScarborough30 April 1996404Artistic Director – Alan Ayckbourn
StoryhouseChesterMay 2017500 (Thrust), 800 (Touring)
Studio TheatreSheffield1971400
Sue Townsend Theatre (previously Phoenix Arts Centre, then Upper Brown Street)Leicester1963266
Summerhall Anatomy TheatreEdinburgh201170
Summerhall Cairns TheatreEdinburgh2011120
Summerhall Demonstration TheatreEdinburgh201160
Summerhall Dissection Room TheatreEdinburgh2011350
Summerhall Main Hall TheatreEdinburgh2011200
Summerhall Red Lecture TheatreEdinburgh201190
Sutton Arts TheatreSutton Coldfield, Birmingham1946129
Swan Theatre (High Wycombe)High WycombeNovember 19921,076
Swan Theatre (Stratford)Stratford-on-Avon1986450
Swan Theatre (Worcester)Worcester1965352Artistic Director – Ben Humphrey

T

Theatre Location Opened CapacityCurrent Management
Telford TheatreTelford1968660Telford and Wrekin Council
The ApexBury St. Edmunds2010500West Suffolk Council
Theatre by the LakeKeswick, Cumbria1999400
Theatre of Small ConvenienceMalvern, WorcestershireNovember 1999
closed 25 February 2017
12
Theatre Royal, BathBath1805888
Theatre Royal, BrightonBrighton27 June 1807952
Theatre Royal, Bury St EdmundsBury St. Edmunds11 October 1819360
Theatre Royal, DumfriesDumfries29 September 1792500–600
Theatre Royal, Drury LaneDrury Lane, London16602,196Owner – Really Useful Theatres
Theatre Royal, EdinburghEdinburgh1769; destroyed by fire 1946
Theatre Royal, ExeterExeter1889; closed 1962
Theatre Royal, GlasgowGlasgow18671,541
Theatre Royal, HaymarketHaymarket, London4 July 1821888Owner – Leonard Blavatnik
Theatre Royal, LincolnLincoln1893475
Theatre Royal, NewcastleNewcastle upon Tyne20 February 18371,249
Theatre Royal, NorwichNorwich17581,308
Theatre Royal, NottinghamNottingham18561,186
Theatre Royal, PlymouthPlymouth5 May 19821,320
Theatre Royal, Stratford EastStratford, London17 December 1884460
Theatre Royal, WakefieldWakefield1894499
Theatre Royal, WinchesterWinchester1 November 1978400
Theatre Royal, WindsorWindsor1930633Operator – Bill Kenwright
Theatre Royal, YorkYork1744847Artistic Director – Damian Cruden
Torch TheatreMilford Haven1977399
Town HallBirmingham1834; reopened 20071086
Trafalgar StudiosLondon29 September 1930480Owner – Trafalgar Entertainment Group
Traverse TheatreEdinburgh1963356
Trestle TheatreSt. Albans1981125Executive Director - Clare Winter
Creative Director - Helen Barnett
Trinity TheatreTunbridge Wells1982290Artistic Director - Sean Turner

U

Theatre Location Opened CapacityCurrent Management
Unity TheatreLiverpool1980150
Usher HallEdinburgh16 March 19142,200

V

Theatre Location Opened CapacityCurrent Management
Vaudeville TheatreLondon16 April 1870690Owner – Nimax Theatres
Venue CymruLlandudno1982; renovated in 1994 and 20051,450 (Theatre); 2,500 (Arena)
Victoria Palace TheatreLondon6 November 19111,550Owner – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
Victoria TheatreHalifax8 February 19011,501
Valley Community TheatreLiverpool1994150 (seated)

W

Theatre Location Opened CapacityCurrent Management
Wales Millennium CentreCardiff26–28 November 2004 (Phase 1);
22 January 2009 (Phase 2)
1,897
Warwick Arts CentreCoventry1976? renovated 2017-221,340 (Butterworth Hall)
550 (Theatre)
150 (Studio)
University of Warwick
Watermill TheatreBagnor, Berkshire1967220
Watersmeet TheatreRickmansworth1975515Owner - Three Rivers District Council[6]
West Cliff TheatreClacton-on-Sea1894600Owner - West Cliff (Tendring) Trust
West End CentreAldershot1975106
West Midlands Creation CentreBirmingham80RoguePlay Theatre
Whiffler TheatreNorwich1882110 outdoorGifted to Norwich Council Eastern Daily Press Newspaper Group
Whitehall TheatreDundee1890s (Alhambra)
1927
cinema built 1940-1968 (State Cinema)
1969 became Whitehall Theatre
650Council owned 1969-1982
Operator - Dundee Whitehall Theatre Company Limited
WInding Wheel TheatreChesterfield1930s (originally a cinema)850Operator – Chesterfield Borough Council
Wolverhampton Civic HallWolverhampton16 May 19383,000
Wyndham's TheatreLondon16 November 1899759Operator – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
Wyvern TheatreSwindon7 September 1971635Operator – HQ Theatures

Y

Theatre Location Opened CapacityCurrent Management
The Y – TheatreLeicester1900300Owner – Leicester YMCA
York Theatre RoyalYork1744847Artistic Director – Damian Cruden
Young VicLondon11 September 1970420Artistic Director – Kwame Kwei-Armah
Yvonne Arnaud TheatreGuildford1963586Operator – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Management Limited

Notes and References

  1. https://www.hhtheatreco.com/
  2. http://www.thelbt.org/technical?q=technical
  3. Web site: Library Theatre . 2013-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121031001609/https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries/librarytheatre.html . 2012-10-31 . dead .
  4. http://www.lichfieldgarrick.com Lichfield Garrick Theatre & Studio
  5. http://www.live.org.uk Live Theatre
  6. https://www.threerivers.gov.uk/news/friends-of-watersmeet-friends-of-watersmeet-film-society