Operetta House (Clacton-on-Sea)

• Theatre ID
  87
• Built / Converted
  1894
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Licensed premises (Nightclub)
• Address
  Rosemary Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England

Details

Theatre on first floor of the old town hall buildings. Renamed Tivoli in 1936. Reconstructed in late 1930s and renamed Savoy, with new frontage and remodelled auditorium. Later altered to bingo and now a nightclub. In spite of all these changes, the outline of the theatre clearly remains. In particular, the circle is still in use, albeit as a bar and drinks area and this is now linked by parallel walkways to the main staircase to the dance floor, which is now accessed from the middle of what was the proscenium. Little of the original decoration remains but the stairway is very reminiscent of 1930s cinema architecture.

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• Other names
  Tivoli, Savoy
• Events
  • 1894 Design/Construction:
    • J W Chapman - Architect
  • 1930 - 1939 Alteration: reconstructed with new frontage and auditorium, as cinema
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1908 Owner/Management: Town Hall Buildings Co Ltd
  • 1967 Owner/Management: Derek Pollitt & Pamela Raynor, lessees
• Capacities
  • Later: 1967: 693
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Rake
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 7m (23 ft) Width: 12.18m (40ft)
  • Proscenium width: 8.85m (22ft 6in)