Royalty Theatre (Sunderland)

• Theatre ID
  3013
• Built / Converted
  1945
• Dates of use
  • 1940 - 1949: late continuing
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Theatre
• Address
  25 The Royalty, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR2 7PP, England
• Website
  • http://www.royaltytheatresunderland.co.uk

Details

A proscenium arch theatre with flying facilities and safety curtain. Sunderland Drama Club rented the Royalty (the former church hall) from the Union Congregational church on a fairly permanent basis from just after the Second World War. In 1969 they purchased the church, social centre, caretaker’s house and theatre and proceeded to make various improvements. The theatre auditorium was raked, the stage extended, and the social centre converted to green room, rehearsal rooms, foyer and workshop. In 1986 the 60 seat Studio Theatre was added. 1990 saw a complete refurbishment of the green room and bar, and in 1995 both the main auditorium and the Studio were reseated.

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• Events
  • Design/Construction: n.d. as church hall
    • Unknown - Architect
  • Alteration: auditorium raked; stage extended; foyer, green room, rehearsal rooms and workshop created
    • Unknown - Architect
  • Owner/Management: Union Congregational Church
  • 1940 - 1949 Use: late continuing
  • 1969 Owner/Management: Sunderland Drama Club (now Royalty Theatre)
  • 1986 Alteration: studio theatre added
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1990 Alteration: green room and bar refurbished
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1995 Alteration: auditorium and studio reseated
    • Unknown - Architect
• Capacities
  • Current: 216; ST 60
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed