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The Bristol Hippodrome (grid reference) is a theatre located in The Centre, Bristol, England, United Kingdom with seating on three levels giving a capacity of 1,951. It frequently features shows from London's West End when they tour the UK , as well as regular visits by Welsh National Opera and an annual pantomime .
Most Prominent of these is the Bristol Hippodrome, which opened in 1912, and which regularly hosts opera, West End Musicals, dance and variety. Since the 1970s a number of arts centres and small venues have opened with regular visiting companies and amateur productions.
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The Old Vic. The city's principal theatre company, the Bristol Old Vic, was founded in 1946 as an offshoot of The Old Vic company in London. Its premises on King Street consist of the 1766 Theatre Royal (400 seats), a modern studio theatre (150 seats), and foyer and bar areas in the adjacent Coopers' Hall (built 1743).
The Hippodrome theatre, Bristol, England. Opened in 1912. Date: Taken November 2006. Source: My own photo, taken with an Olympus C-750UZ. Author: Myself (Adrian Pingstone). Permission (Reusing this file)
Bristol Hippodrome was designed by Frank Matcham, and opened on 16 December 1912. [ 83 ] The Wills Memorial Building was commissioned in 1912 by George Alfred Wills and Henry Herbert Wills , the magnates of the Bristol tobacco company W. D. & H. O. Wills , in honour of their father, Henry Overton Wills III , benefactor and first Chancellor of ...
Hippodrome is a term sometimes used for public entertainment venues of various types. A modern example is the Hippodrome which opened in London in 1900 "combining circus, hippodrome, and stage performances". [1] It is derived from the ancient Greek hippodromos (Greek: ἱππόδρομος), a stadium for horse racing and chariot racing.
Pride Bristol organised its first events when it was founded in 2010, [2] including Bristol's first ever LGBT pride parade, showing the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival at The Watershed, a show at The Bristol Hippodrome, a one-off performance by Rhona Cameron at Metropolis, and literary reviews by Stella Duffy and Paul Burston at the ...