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Charles Cryer Studio Theatre
Charles Cryer Studio Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Carshalton · 0.6 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Charles Cryer Studio Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Records date its origin to 1991. Coordinates: 51.3659°, -0.1596°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Charles Cryer Theatre is a studio theatre located in the High Street in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton. The theatre is named after the man who led the campaign to open the Secombe Theatre in neighbouring Sutton. It was opened by Prince Edward in 1991. It closed in 2016, but in November 2019 it reopened under new management.
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Background
Architecture
The theatre is housed in a building which was built as a public hall in 1874 for the village. Prior to becoming a theatre it has been used as a roller skating rink (from 1900 to 1912) and a cinema (from 1912 to 1939). To convert the building to a theatre, the roof and the facade were renewed. A stone-set wind vane and three red brick entrance arches were kept. Notable are the tiled eaves to each side of the building, which project past the front. The interior was renewed including staircases and porthole shaped windows. A new floor was designed to divide the hall in half. There is a restaurant downstairs with the box office while upstairs are the auditorium and dressing rooms. The…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3659, -0.1596
- District
- Sutton
- Parish
- Sutton, unparished area
- Postcode
- SM5 3BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Established
- 1991
- Nearest railway station
- Carshalton — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.secombetheatre.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n33869776 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Charles Cryer Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Charles Cryer Theatre Carshalton.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Charles Cryer Studio Theatre?
- Charles Cryer Studio Theatre is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SM5 3BB), in the parish of Sutton, unparished area.
- When was Charles Cryer Studio Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1991.
- Who owns Charles Cryer Studio Theatre?
- Charles Cryer Studio Theatre is owned by Sutton London Borough Council.
- How do I get to Charles Cryer Studio Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Carshalton, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SM5 3BB.