Theater Royal, Plymouth , is a theater venue in Plymouth, Devon. It consists of a 1,300-seat main auditorium, The Lyric, which regularly hosts large-scale musical, opera and ballet performances; a 200 seat studio, The Drum; and 50 studio seats, The Lab. On a separate site, Theater Royal Plymouth also has a production and learning center, TR2, featuring studio workshops and workshops for production sets and costumes.
Theater is a National Portfolio Organization, receiving regular funding from the UK Arts Council.
A Regeneration Project worth  £ 7 million was completed in September 2013 with the front of the house being renovated and a community performance room called The Lab.
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History
In 1758 a theater was built on George Street in Plymouth. Originally known as Theater, Frankfort-Gate, it adopted the name of the Royal Theater after King GeorgeÃ, III and his family visited him in 1789.
In 1810, Plymouth Corporation held a competition to design a new theater, hotel and assembly room at the bottom of George Street. Competition was won by John Foulston, who built the neo-classical building blocks between 1811 and 1813. The new Royal Theater was opened in 1813 and can seat 1,192. Foulston buildings form a 268-foot (82 m) front facing George's Place dominated by a high-pitched portico (9.1 m) - high ionic columns. The theater is on the west side of the foyer, with hotel rooms and assembly to the east. Foulston uses thick walls to separate the auditorium from the foyer, corridor, and adjacent hotels to minimize the risk of fire damage. The entire inner structure is constructed of cast iron for the same purpose, and Foulston believes it is the only flame-retardant theater in the country. Despite these precautions, the theater suffered a bad interior fire in June 1878; in January 1879 was repaired and reopened.
The theatrical decline caused by the increased presence of cinemas resulted in the building being destroyed in 1937. Replaced by the 2,400-seat Royal Cinema, which opened the following year. The cinema survived the Plymouth Blitz during the Second World War, which destroyed nearby hotel rooms and assemblies. In 1954, the cinema decline caused by the advent of television caused the cinema to be partially converted back into the theater and renamed as Theater Royal Cinema. In 1958 his name was changed to ABC Plymouth. Now a three-screen cinema known as Reel Plymouth, run by Reel Cinemas.
At a different site, Theater Royal is currently designed in 1977 by Peter Moro Partnership, which has designed a number of new theaters across the country. The building began in 1979 and the theater was officially opened on May 5, 1982 by Princess Margaret.
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The Lyric (main auditorium)
The Lyric chair is 1,315 but has a unique ability to condense the auditorium, creating a more intimate 787 performance space. It has a steep auditorium with two galleries and a huge procenium arch. The range of works presented and produced is extensive and includes major tour and musical dramas, as well as leading opera and dance companies (including Birmingham Royal Ballet, Rambert Dance Company, Glyndebourne on Tour and Welsh National Opera).
The Lyric also produces drama and music production every year, usually with commercial or subsidized partners.
The Drum
Drum (capacity - 200) specializes in the production of new dramas and has a good reputation for its innovative program. He won the Peter Brook Empty Space Award in 2007. Often works with other companies and subsidized places like Royal Court, ATC, Lyric Hammersmith, Bush Theater, Frantic Assembly, Hampstead Theater, Paines Plow, Traverse Theater and Tron Glasgow.
Production and Learning Center, TR2
The Center for Production and Learning, TR2, is on the banks of the Plym River designed by Ian Ritchie Architects. It contains sets, costumes, prop making and training facilities. TR2 provides one of the largest education and outreach programs for regional venues in the UK.
References
External links
- Official Site
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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