Victoria (Stoke-on-Trent)

• Theatre ID
  1223
• Built / Converted
  1914
• Dates of use
  • 1962 - 1984
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  converted to other use (retail and car park)
• Address
  Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Details

A former cinema. Opened in 1962 as a pioneering theatre-in-the-round for Stephen Joseph. Seating arranged in one tier - no balcony. The flat stage had a shallow grave trap. There was no orchestra pit. Two dressing rooms at stage level. Closed in 1984. Replaced by New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme. The old building is still standing with part of the auditorium in use as a car park and part in use as shops.

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• Events
  • 1962 - 1984 Use:
  • 1914 Design/Construction:
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1931 Alteration: orchestra pit removed and stage depth reduced to increase accommodation
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1960 Alteration: converted to nightclub
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1962 Alteration: former auditorium converted to theatre-in-the-round
    • Unknown (Stephen Joseph?) - Architect
  • Owner/Management:
• Capacities
  • Original: 750
  • Later: Before 1971: 343 1971: 390
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • In the round width: 6.71m depth: 7.92m
• Dimensions
  • Building dimensions: Internal width 53ft 9in
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 24ft 3in after the alterations of c.1931
  • Proscenium width: 22ft; 41ft 6in after alterations of c.1931