Chichester Festival Theatre [Chichester]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Chichester, United Kingdom
description: theater in Chichester, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
alternative label: Chichester Festival Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 2820
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Chichester
Wikidata source: Q113989321
Theatres Trust Database ID: 2330
opening date: 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1055
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1961-1962 by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya with Christopher Stevens. Theatre consultants: Peter Jay and Partners. Opened 3 July 1962 under the direction of Laurence Olivier. Used for drama and musical theatre performances by the annual summer Chichester Festival. During winter months, used for touring productoins of opera, dance, comedy, and concerts. 1206 seats. 1989 extension by a new complex including Minerva Theatre, a studio auditorium (283 seats).