Nottingham Playhouse (former)

Opened in 1910 as Pringles Picture Palace with a small ciné-variety stage. Exterior stucco faced with a dome. Served as a repertory theatre from the mid-1940s and became Nottingham Playhouse in 1948, remaining in operation until the new Playhouse opened. One of the principal regional repertory houses in its time, despite the limitations of an impossibly small stage. Following a number of uses the building is now a public house.

Built / Converted
1910
Dates of use
  • 1910 - 1963
Current state
Extant
Current use
Licensed premises (Pub)
Address
Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Website-
Further details
Other names
Pringles Picture Palace , Picture House (known locally as Goldsmith Street Picture House) , New Repertory Theatre , Little Theatre
Events
  • 1910 Design/Construction:
    Unknown
    - Architect
  • 1910 Owner/Management: Ralph Pringle, proprietor
  • 1910 - 1963 Use:
  • 1948 - 1963 Owner/Management: Nottingham Theatre Trust Ltd, lessee
Capacities
  • Original
    1910: 800
  • Later
    1948: 464
Listings
  • Not listed
Stage type
-
Building dimensions: -
Stage dimensions: Depth 1948: 12ft Width 1948: 18ft
Proscenium width: 1948: 20ft
Height to grid: No fly tower
Inside proscenium: -
Orchestra pit: -

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