Lyceum Theatre (Crewe)
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The Lyceum Theatre is a theater building in Heath Street Crewe, Cheshire, England from the Edwardian It had its origin in 1876 as a converted Roman Catholic church building. The building was built in 1887 replaced by a new building planned as a theater, but in 1910 burned down. The theater was rebuilt the following year and in 1994 re-equipped. It is also used in the present nor as a theater building and is maintained by the Crewe and Nantwich 2011 Borough Council. The theater building is a building of brick and the adjacent building contains entrance and offices of the theater.
History
The building stands on the site of a former Roman Catholic church dedicated to building. This was originally built to serve Irish immigrants who built a railway line nearby. 1876 involved the church in the city a larger church building. The land was purchased by Thomas Cliffe, a local farmer, who then the printer Henry Taylor allowed to convert the church into a theater. Taylor wanted a "real" theater at the site and had built a new building later. This new theater building was opened on 21 November 1887. It cost £ 5,000 ( £ 400,000 in prices of 2014) and offered 1250 visitors. It was refurbished in 1908 and the name changed in Opera House. On March 11, 1910, a fire destroyed the theater. It was decided to build the theater in the same place again. The new theater building was designed by Albert Winstanley, had 850 seats and was opened on 6 October 1911. At the beginning of the 1930s it was bought by Terence Byron, the country had elsewhere theater. In 1955 it acquired the Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, founded in 1964, a foundation for the operation of the theater. It was operated with varying degrees of success as a repertory theater. During this time acquired some actors here first successes were widely known later, including Glenda Jackson, Richard Beckinsale, Judy Lowe and Linda Bellingham. 1982 was the management of the theater back from the foundation to the Borough Council. This could provide the theater in 1992 and installing new seating. In 1994, the facilities were redesigned front of the building for 1.5 million pounds and the gallery rebuilt.
Architecture
The theater was set by English Heritage on July 6, 1976 as a Grade II building on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. It is built of brick and covered Accringtoner type with a roof of slate. It has a height of three storeys and a facade with gable end, which is divided into five unequal yokes. A two-piece outbuilding on the left contains the input and offices. Inside the theater, there is an auditorium with gallery, gallery and boxes. The front sides of which are decorated with stucco work. More stucco adorn the proscenium arch and the rosette on the ceiling.
Presence
The theater has a regular program of plays and stage shows. Facilities available to guests include a restaurant; also held exhibitions.