The Theatres Trust

Auditorium of the former Penny Theatre, Canterbury, 1988

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  • Image ID
    613
  • Image title
    Auditorium of the former Penny Theatre, Canterbury, 1988
  • Description
    Colour photograph showing the disused auditorium at the former Penny Theatre in Canterbury. Taken from a rear balcony it shows a miniature proscenium with a plain elliptical arch (the stage has been removed), with windows high up on the sidewalls and a flat ceiling with exposed timber beams above. It is a small auditorium with a shallow balcony around three sides. The balcony fronts are covered with boards to protect thirty-eight rare, painted, paper panels that decorate all three sides of the balcony and together form a dramatic narrative.
  • Depicted theatre
    Alexandra Music Hall (Penny Theatre)
  • Depiction date
  • Copyright holder
    The Theatres Trust
  • Creator

Protecting theatres for everyone

The National Advisory Public Body for Theatres