Lyric (Dinnington)

• Theatre ID
  1553
• Built / Converted
  1910
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Theatre
• Address
  Dinnington, South Yorkshire, England

Details

Red brick, three-bay façe with gauged brick and terra cotta crowning balustrade. Central entrance with flanking shops; residential flat over. Built in 1910 as a music hall, complete with fly tower (removed during the last war). Seating on one level only but balconies on three sides for technical staff. Open roof trusses and wooden panelled ceiling. Elaborate proscenium arch with Corinthian pilasters and a broken pediment over the flattened arch in the manner of the Dunfermline Opera House. The top part of the arch and the wooden ceiling are now hidden, but undamaged, by a false ceiling dating from the mid 1960s. The floor is now flat; a sprung dance floor was installed c.1920 but rostra are laid to form a rake for stage productions. The Lyric had many ups and downs (including prosperity as a dance hall, closure, use as a Salvation Army citadel) until 1962 when it was purchased by the local council. Since then many improvements have been made. In 1980 the Milner Lounge was added, used as a bar, meeting room and dressing room! It is now in need of further updating. Proposed improvements include new extended stage with tower, restoration of original ceiling and proscenium arch, disabled access and facilities, new dressing rooms, etc. It is currently used for professional and amateur productions.

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• Other names
  Picturedrome
• Events
  • 1910 Design/Construction:
    • Unknown - Architect
  • Owner/Management:
• Capacities
  • Later: 300
  • Current: 300
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Proscenium flat
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 6m Width: 12.8m
  • Proscenium width: 7.25m
  • Height to grid: 4.9m
  • Orchestra pit: None