Ferneham Hall | Kings
Theatre | Minerva | New Theatre
Royal | The Spring | Station
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Ferneham Hall, Fareham
Osborn Road,
Fareham PO16 7DB Tel (01329) 231942 |
Fareham Borough Council's prestigious arts and entertainments
centre, the Ferneham Hall, was opened in 1982. Since then, many top artistes have appeared
at the venue, which is also home to one of the South's most popular pantomimes. |
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The King's
Theatre, Southsea
Albert Road, Southsea PO5 2QJ
Tel (023) 9282 8282 |
The Kings Theatre was designed by Frank Matcham, following his
successful remodelling of the Theatre Royal, and opened in September 1907. The theatre had
a capacity of 1600 in stalls, dress circle, upper circle and gallery. It is now owned and operated by the Kings Theatre Trust
with support from Portsmouth City Council and is the only theatre
left in Portsmouth that can accommodate full-scale productions.
On September
30th
2007 the theatre celebrated its 100th birthday.
The auditorium glowed and shone in its original Edwardian splendour due to
the vast amount of restoration work that was carried out over the summer.
The theatre looks absolutely fabulous and it is highly recommended to visit
now the auditorium is finished. |
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The New Theatre Royal,
Portsmouth
20-24 Guildhall Walk,
Portsmouth PO1 2DD Tel (023) 9264 9000 |
The current theatre, designed by C.J.
Phipps, was built in 1884, replacing the original Theatre Royal, acquiring
the "New" prefix, and having a capacity of 2000 on three tiers. It was
closed for remodelling by Frank Matcham in 1900 and finally closed in 1966.
The stage and technical area were destroyed by fire in 1972
but the theatre was saved from demolition by the Theatre
Royal Society, which purchased the theatre from the
Portsmouth Theatres Company in 1980. It has gradually been
restored to its current condition, mainly by the hard work
of volunteers, and become an operating theatre again, albeit
with a temporary stage in front of the old proscenium arch.
Improvements and refurbishments carried out in 2004, which
saw the re-opening of the upper circle, have increased the
seating capacity to 525. The theatre has recently undergone
a major, multi-million pound rebuilding
and refurbishment programme which has increased the seating
capacity, restored the stage to its original position,
rebuilt the fly tower and includes modern backstage
facilities and a studio theatre. |
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The Spring, Havant
Old Town Hall,
56 East Street, Havant PO9 1BS Tel (023) 9247 2700 |
A studio theatre seating approximately 120 people, housed in the
former council chamber of Havant Town Hall. There is a flat stage area with raked seating. |
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The Station Theatre,
Hayling Island
Station Road,
Hayling Island PO11 0EH Tel (023) 9246 6363 |
A small, comfortable theatre which seats approximately 140 people on
raked seating. It was built by the Hayling Island Amateur Dramatic Society (HIADS),
converting and extending the goods shed of the former Hayling Billy railway line.
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Updated:
01 Feb 2018 |
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