Theatres · Central Scotland
Theatre Royal
In or near Glasgow.
Theatre Royal — Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland.
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About
Theatre Royal is a theatre in central. Established 1867. (Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland.) According to Wikipedia: "The Theatre Royal is the oldest theatre in Glasgow and the longest running in Scotland. Located at 282 Hope Street, at the Cowcaddens area, its front door was originally round the corner in Cowcaddens Street. It currently accommodates 1,541 people and is owned by Scottish Opera. The theatre opened in 1867, adopting the name Theatre Royal two years later. It is also the birthplace of Howard & Wyndham Ltd, owners and managers of theatres in Scotland and England until the 1970s, created by its chairman Baillie Michael Simons in 1895. It was Simons who as a cultural entrepreneur of his day also promoted the building of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and Glasgow's International Exhibitions of 1888 and 1901; and the major extension and development of the McLellan Galleries just prior to WWI."
- Coordinates
- 55.8663, -4.2562
- Established
- 1867
Sources
- osm: w58705687 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Theatre Royal, Glasgow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Theatre Royal, Glasgow.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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