Theatres · North Wales
Royal Hippodrome Theatre
Royal Hippodrome Theatre in Wales North, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Royal Hippodrome Theatre is a cinema or movie theatre in Wales North, United Kingdom. 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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Heritage listing
The Royal Hippodrome Theatre is a theatre in Eastbourne which dates back to 1883, making it the oldest theatre in the town. It was designed and built for the theatre manager and impresario George Beaumont Loveday by the eminent theatre architect C J Phipps. The venue has been host to one of the longest running summer seasons in the country for several years, opening in April and closing in October.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Hippodrome Theatre is a theatre in Eastbourne which dates back to 1883, making it the oldest theatre in the town. It was designed and built for the theatre manager and impresario George Beaumont Loveday by the eminent theatre architect C J Phipps. The venue has been host to one of the longest running summer seasons in the country for several years, opening in April and closing in October.
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Background
History
The Royal Hippodrome Theatre opened on Thursday 2 August 1883. At the time Eastbourne was emerging as a highly fashionable destination, encouraged by regular visits from the Prince of Wales. Its original name "Theatre Royal and Opera House" survived for about 20 years but from around 1904 it became The Royal Hippodrome Theatre. The reason for the name change is unclear, but it seems to mirror a change in style and use. In the early days plays and light opera (including the touring company of the D'Oyly Carte) were presented but these gradually gave way to music hall and variety shows. Music hall programmes had been staged in the Bourne Inn in nearby Pevensey Road until around 1900, and it…
Visiting
Paul McCartney and Wings used the theatre for three weeks in 1979 as their rehearsal space before embarking on their 1979 UK tour. The theatre featured as the setting for the opening sequence of the first episode of series 3 of French and Saunders in 1990. During a parody of The Sound Of Music, both the stage and the side path to the stage door are used. In December 2008, Noel Edmonds and the television channel Sky1 used the theatre to record the programme Noel's Christmas Presents which was broadcast on Christmas Day.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4131, -2.9613
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L6 1EH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Established
- 1883
- Official site
- www.royalhippodrome.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q39299410 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Hippodrome Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Hippodrome Theatre?
- Royal Hippodrome Theatre is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L6 1EH), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- When was Royal Hippodrome Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1883.
- Who owns Royal Hippodrome Theatre?
- Royal Hippodrome Theatre is owned by Eastbourne Borough Council.
- Is Royal Hippodrome Theatre a listed building?
- Royal Hippodrome Theatre is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Royal Hippodrome Theatre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode L6 1EH. It sits within the Liverpool Wavertree parliamentary constituency.