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Rhoda McGaw Theatre
Rhoda McGaw Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Woking · 0.3 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Rhoda McGaw Theatre is a working theatre in Surrey, London. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Woking parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Woking, about 0.3 km away. Postcode area GU21.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Basingstoke Canal SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Rhoda McGaw Theatre is part of the entertainment complex adjacent to the Peacock Centre in Woking, Surrey. The theatre seats 228 in 9 rows of raked seating and has been reported to have excellent acoustics. The stage is flat, 58’ wide from wall to wall, with a 36’ curtain opening. From the main tabs it is 19’ back to the cyclorama and 8’ forward to the front of the stage. The theatre has also been used by the Woking Drama Association ("WDA") to host the Woking Drama Festival and the British All Winners Festival on those occasions when it has been invited to do so by the National Drama Festivals Association. The venue has a unique relationship with the local council, whereby Woking Council owns and subsidises the theatre, with all the administration, staffing and technical facilities run by the Ambassador Theatre Group.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Known to most simply as the Rhoda, construction work on the theatre was started in 1973 as part of the larger Woking Centre Halls complex; the cultural part of the redevelopment of Woking town centre at the time. The Centre Halls also included a Concert Hall for large functions, a library, a pool, and dining facilities (where prices ranged from £2.40 to £3.80 per head for a four course meal). Work was completed on the complex in 1975 and the theatre was officially opened to the public under the management of Mike Kelly. A brochure produced when the Centre Halls first opened describes the Rhoda as an ‘intimately styled theatre’ with ‘well tiered and comfortable seating - for theatrical,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3205, -0.5600
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Woking
- Parish
- Woking, unparished area
- Postcode
- GU21 6GQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Woking
- Established
- 1975
- Nearest railway station
- Woking — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.atgtickets.com
Sources
- osm: n510533157 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Rhoda McGaw Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rhoda McGaw Theatre?
- Rhoda McGaw Theatre is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode GU21 6GQ), in the parish of Woking, unparished area.
- When was Rhoda McGaw Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1975.
- Who owns Rhoda McGaw Theatre?
- Rhoda McGaw Theatre is owned by Ambassador Theatre Group.
- Is Rhoda McGaw Theatre a protected site?
- Yes — Rhoda McGaw Theatre is part of the Basingstoke Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Rhoda McGaw Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Woking, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU21 6GQ.