Plaza (Newcastle upon Tyne)

• Theatre ID
  2152
• Built / Converted
  1928
• Dates of use
  • 1928: Until when not known.
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  disused (Previously bingo)
• Address
  Westgate Road and Gowland Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE1, England

Details

Built as a cinema with a stage, six dressing rooms, orchestra pit and music room, but no fly tower. Used by amateurs and professional variety artists. Foyer block projects from the rectangular main body; all elevations in brick with sparse dressings. The design included two shops. Closed 1960 and derelict until reopened as a bingo hall in 1964. Closed again in 1990s and now boarded up. Externally appears to be in good condition and located at a busy cross roads, but not a promising location for a theatre.

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• Events
  • 1928 Use: Until when not known.
  • 1928 Design/Construction:
    • S J Stephenson - Architect
• Capacities
  • Original: 1256
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 6m
  • Proscenium width: 9.14m