Theatres · Central Scotland
Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cowcaddens · 0.3 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Theatre Royal is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Records date its origin to 1867. Coordinates: 55.8663°, -4.2562°.
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From the Wikipedia article
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 (the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry) and 1901; and the major extension and development of the McLellan Galleries just prior to WWI.
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Background
History
The theatre was opened in 1867 as the Royal Colosseum and Opera House by James Baylis. Baylis also ran the Milton Colosseum Music Hall at Cowcaddens Cross, and had opened the Scotia Music Hall, later known as the Metropole, and recent research increasingly underlines its presence down the years. Many operas, both famous and forgotten, had their Scottish premiere at the Theatre Royal. Certainly among surviving Scottish theatres, in this respect the Theatre Royal is head and shoulders above others even on the basis of a selective listing. In 1869 Baylis leased the theatre to Glover & Francis who previously ran the old Theatre Royal in Dunlop Street, which had been demolished to make way for…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8663, -4.2562
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G2 3QA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow North
- Established
- 1867
- Nearest railway station
- Cowcaddens — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.atgtickets.com
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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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Theatre Royal?
- Theatre Royal is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G2 3QA).
- When was Theatre Royal built?
- Built or established in 1867.
- How do I get to Theatre Royal?
- The nearest railway station is Cowcaddens, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G2 3QA.