Grand_Theatre,_Derby

Grand Theatre, Derby

Grand Theatre, Derby

Former theatre in Derby, England

52.919341179611045°N 1.4761842946768076°W / 52.919341179611045; -1.4761842946768076

Historic photograph of the theatre.

The Grand Theatre, Derby was a theatre in Derby in the English Midlands. It was opened in 1886, designed in an Italian renaissance style by a Birmingham architect Oliver Essex. It originally had a capacity of 2,500. Shortly after opening the theatre suffered a major fire, in which two people were killed and the building substantially damaged. Rebuilt it became a successful venue for touring companies and pantomime. In 1950 the theatre was closed down and was later converted into a ballroom.[1]

In 1924 the play Dracula starring Hamilton Deane began its tour in Derby.[2] In 1945 the play A Man About the House premiered at the Grand before transferring to the West End.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Johnson, Robin (18 July 2018). "Look what Derby's historic former Grand Theatre is set to become". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    Browning & Picart p.285
  3. [3]
    Wearing p.223

Bibliography

  • Armitage, Jill. Derby A History. Amberley Publishing Limited, 2014.
  • Browning, John Edgar & Picart, Caroline Joan. Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. McFarland, 2014.
  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.


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