Theatres · East of England
Maddermarket Theatre
In or near Norwich.
Maddermarket Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Norwich · 1.1 km
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The nearest railway station to Maddermarket Theatre is Norwich, which is 1.1 km away. The postcode for the theatre is NR2 1DR. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
About
Maddermarket Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Address: Saint John's Alley, Norwich, NR2 1DR. Coordinates: 52.6303°, 1.2925°.
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Heritage listing
The Maddermarket Theatre is a British theatre located in St. John's Alley in Norwich, Norfolk, England. It was founded in 1921 by Nugent Monck, and is situated next to Strangers' Hall.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Maddermarket Theatre is a British theatre located in St. John's Alley in Norwich, Norfolk, England. It was founded in 1921 by Nugent Monck, and is situated next to Strangers' Hall.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The theatre was originally built as a Roman Catholic chapel in the late 18th century by priests living in a tenement at Strangers' Hall. In the nineteenth century it had been used as a baking soda factory, a grocery warehouse, and as a hall for the Salvation Army. It was small, the main body of the building measuring only forty by forty-six feet. However, a vaulted ceiling gave it excellent acoustics; more importantly, it already had galleries on three sides. The building was quickly converted by the Guild of Norwich Players from a state of near-dereliction into an Elizabethan style playhouse. Nugent Monck, the founder of the Guild of Norwich Players used to say it was a half scale model of…
Description
The Maddermarket Theatre is still staging performances today. In 2020 author Paula Meir became Chair of The Maddermarket Theatre.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6303, 1.2925
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Norwich
- Parish
- Norwich, unparished area
- Postcode
- NR2 1DR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Norwich South
- Nearest railway station
- Norwich — 1.1 km
- Official site
- allevents.in
Sources
- osm: w123035166 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Maddermarket Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Maddermarket.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Maddermarket Theatre?
- Maddermarket Theatre is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode NR2 1DR), in the parish of Norwich, unparished area.
- What is Maddermarket Theatre?
- Maddermarket Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Maddermarket Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NR2 1DR.
- Is Maddermarket Theatre a listed building?
- Maddermarket Theatre is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Maddermarket Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NR2 1DR.