Gateway (Edinburgh)

• Theatre ID
  3519
• Built / Converted
  1946
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  disused
• Address
  42 Elm Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4AH, Scotland

Details

The Gateway Theatre opened in 1946 from a former cinema. In 1969 The Scottish Colour Studio of Scottish Television converted the Gateway into Scotland's first fully equipped colour television studio. In 1988 it was bought by Queen Margaret University College. Alterations were completed in 1994 costing £5m and the theatre got a reputation as a top venue for fringe productions. The Gateway closed in 2005 and in 2006 the University obtained planning permission for demolition for residential accommodation.

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• Events
  • 1882 - 0 Design/Construction: as New Veterinary College
    • George Beattie & Sons - Architect
  • 1910 - 0 Alteration: converted to cinema.
    • Ralph Pringle - Architect
  • 1946 - 0 Design/Construction: converted to theatre (architect unknown).
  • 1969 - 0 Alteration: converted to TV studios (architect unknown).
  • 1988 - 0 Alteration: re-designed internally for theatre.
    • Law & Dunbar-Nasmith - Architect
• Listings
  • Grade C(s)