Theatres · Central Scotland
Apollo Theatre
Apollo Theatre in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Apollo Theatre is a cinema or movie theatre in Scotland Central, United Kingdom, dating from 1973. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Apollo was a music venue at 126 Renfield Street in Glasgow city centre, Scotland. The Apollo operated from 5 September 1973 until closure on 16 June 1985 and was Glasgow's leading music venue during this period. The Apollo was a re-brand of the previous Green's Playhouse in the same building.
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Background
History
The Green family owned Green's Playhouse cinema at 126 Renfield Street. It was thought to be the largest cinema in Europe at the time but was in decline. Unicorn Leisure, owned by Frank Lynch and Max Langdown, leased a discothèque named Clouds in the top floor of the building. Unicorn included management of Billy Connolly in their portfolio. On hearing the Green family were considering converting the dis-repaired venue into a bingo hall or demolishing the venue for a completely new development, Unicorn applied to lease the building which they felt had potential as a music venue. They bought a job lot of 3,000 cinema seats and re-upholstered the 'Golden Divans' in the balcony. "Apollo" was…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8639, -4.2558
- Address
- 126 Renfield Street (1973–1987)
- Established
- 1973
- Official site
- riddlerooms.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7713991 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Apollo, Glasgow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Apollo Theatre?
- Apollo Theatre is in central Scotland, United Kingdom.
- When was Apollo Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1973.
- Who owns Apollo Theatre?
- Apollo Theatre is owned by George Green Ltd.