Theatre Royal [Portsmouth]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Portsmouth, United Kingdom
description: theater in het Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
alternative label: Theatre Royal
EUTA building identifier: 742
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
GPS: Point(-1.0932 50.7965)
Wikidata source: Q7012095
closure date: 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 667
Address: 20-24 Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2DD, England
Web: www.newtheatreroyal.com
architect: Charles John Phipps
architect: Frank Matcham
Redevelopment date: 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
City: Portsmouth
Theatres Trust Database ID: 983
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: PortsmouthTheatres.htm#royal
location hosted performance space: 1856-01-01T00:00:00Z
opening date: 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Carthalia ID: 2895
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1854 as Landport Hall. 1856 converted into a theatre. 1884 major rebuilding by C. J. Phipps. 1900 major rebuilding by Frank Matcham. From 1932, also used as a cinema. Closed 1966. Stagehouse destroyed by fire in 1972. Gradually refurbished until 2015. 667 seats.
Burnt down date: 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z