Rugby Theatre

• Theatre ID
  456
• Built / Converted
  1913
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Theatre (Amateur theatre)
• Address
  Henry Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2QA, England
• Website
  • http://www.rugbytheatre.co.uk

Details

Opened in 1913 as cinéariety. Became a cinema and subsequently reopened as a theatre in 1949. Slightly concave gabled and rendered façe. Now has a functional interior. Fragments of the Empire proscenium arch remain. Slightly raked auditorium with balcony. Well equipped to fulfil local needs.

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• Other names
  Empire Theatre, Empire Palace, Scala
• Events
  • 1913 Design/Construction:
    • Eames & Jackson - Architect
  • 1949 Alteration: circle re-raked
    • F J Press - Architect
  • 1913 Owner/Management: Benny Morris,owner
  • 1928 Owner/Management: (Northampton Syndicate) lessees
  • 1923 Owner/Management: J Stephenson, manager
  • 1946 Owner/Management: Granada Theatres Ltd, lessees
  • 1949 Owner/Management: Rugby Theatre Society, sub-lessees
  • 1968 - 1974 Owner/Management: Mrs B Morris, owner
  • 1976 Owner/Management: Rugby Theatre Society, owners
• Capacities
  • Original: 663
  • Later: 1923: 600 1949: 385 1969: 325
  • Current: 315
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Pros flat. Rake 1:20
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 21ft 6in 1913: 9ft 6in Width SL: 16ft 6.5in SR: 16ft 6.5in
  • Proscenium width: 21ft 9 x 16ft high
  • Height to grid: 23ft 8in
  • Inside proscenium: 35ft
  • Orchestra pit: Added