formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
First opened on October 29, 1894, the theatre is the last purpose-built Edwardian theatre in East Lancashire as well as being Burnley’s only music hall. It is believed that the Empire hosted the first-ever film featuring escapologist Harry Houdini, while … Continued
Planning is under way to create a new theatre district centred on Sydney’s George Street and Haymarket in the tradition of London’s West End and New York’s Broadway. The NSW government has been identifying old picture palaces and other properties … Continued
The cool 1960s-style lines of the Ariana Cinema’s marquee stand out over a traffic-clogged roundabout in downtown Kabul.For decades, the historic cinema has entertained Afghans and borne witness to Afghanistan’s wars, hopes and cultural shifts. Now the marquee is stripped … Continued
After years of standing abandoned and dilapidated, Port Talbot’s iconic Plaza building will soon be welcoming locals and visitors back through its doors, following a massive multi-million pound transformation and development project. The Grade II listed art-deco building, which started … Continued
The Government’s Culture Recovery Fund has awarded New Theatre £319,500 in the third and latest round of grants announced to help theatres, galleries, performance groups, arts organisations and local venues to reopen and recover. Source: Peterborough New Theatre gets more … Continued
Some in the Wirral seaside town feared that The Beacon Arts Village project had been ditched based on the slow progress of the scheme since the virus broke out.However, the project, which follows a successful application for £3.6m of grant … Continued