Coliseum (Aberdare)

• Theatre ID
  912
• Built / Converted
  1938
• Dates of use
  • 1938: continuing
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Theatre
• Address
  Mount Pleasant, Trecynon, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF44 8NG, Wales

Details

Erected in 1938 as the Trecynon Welfare Hall the building was re-opened as a theatre in 1990 after considerable refurbishment. Major works were undertaken in 1995 to provide front of house facilities. Originally a plain three-bay rendered front, the centre bay slightly advanced with three windows above the entrance canopy and a pedimental gable combining the date, 1938, and the name COLISEUM. The 1995 extensions have been sympathetically designed although, inevitably, they upset the balance of the original concept. The auditorium is rectangular with a rectangular proscenium and linear ornament on the adjoining walls and cove over. The decor has the effect of bringing the eye directly to the stage.

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• Other names
  New Welfare Hall
• Events
  • 1938 Use: continuing
  • 1938 Design/Construction:
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1990 Alteration: Williams & Lewis, major renovation, first phase
    • Kirkham - Architect
  • 1995 Alteration: Williams & Lewis, extension and completion of renovation
    • Kirkham - Architect
  • Owner/Management:
• Capacities
  • Original: ‘Nearly 800’
  • Current: 621
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Dimensions
  • Proscenium width: 7.9m
  • Height to grid: 12m