Empire Theatre [Southend on Sea]
Theatre building in Southend on Sea, United Kingdom
theater in Southend-on-Sea
Empire Theatre
22 Alexandra Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1BU, England
Built 1896 as Empire Theatre. 2000 seats. 1920 converted into a cinema, reopened as Rivoli Cinema. 1961 refurbishments, reopened 1962 as ABC Cinema. Closed 1998. Re-opened 1998 as New Empire Theatre, used by amateur theatre groups. Closed 2008. Damaged by arson in July 2015. Remains demolished in 2017.