Maddermarket Theatre [Norwich]
Maddermarket Theatre
Theatre building in Norwich, United Kingdom
theater in het Verenigd Koninkrijk
St John’s Alley, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1DR, England
Built 1794 as a chapel, later used as a warehouse, as Salvation Army hall and a general store. 1921 converted into a theatre by Noel Paul with W. F. Town and Nugent Monck. Subsequently used by Nugent Monck and the Norwich Players, mainly for Elizabethan plays. 1953 auditorium extension by J. Owen Bond. 1966 modifications by Lambert Scott and Innes. Originally ca. 210 seats, today ca. 310 seats.
An amateur theatre at Norwich. Still thought to be the only public playhouse in England to have an Elizabethan stage.