Floral Pavilion Theatre
Coordinates: 53°26′24″N 3°02′17″W / 53.440°N 3.038°W
 External shot from Marine Promenade | |
| Address |
Marine Promenade, New Brighton  England |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 814 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Rebuilt | 2008 |
| Architect | Ken Martin, Liverpool |
| Website | |
| www.floralpavilion.com | |
The Floral Pavilion is a theatre in the seaside town of New Brighton, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. Situated on the promenade overlooking the River Mersey, it presents a mix of comedy, music and children's shows including a Christmas pantomime.
The original theatre opened in 1913[1] as an open-air summer theatre within the Victoria Gardens. In 1925 it was covered by an iron and glass roof and during the mid-1960s it was largely rebuilt, with a full metal roof.
The theatre closed in 2007 and was demolished as part of the town's £60 million Neptune Project redevelopment plans.[2] The building was rebuilt to a new design and reopened in December 2008. The first act to perform at the venue after reopening was Ken Dodd, who has had a long association with the Floral Pavilion, making his first appearance in 1940.[3][4] As well as an enlarged theatre auditorium, seating over 800, the complex also provides for conference facilities and a large multi-purpose lounge area.[2]
References
- ↑ History: A Celebration of the Floral Pavilion Theatre, Floral Pavilion Theatre, retrieved 9 February 2009
- 1 2 Floral Pavilion Theatre, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, retrieved 9 February 2009
- ↑ Dodd first to perform at theatre, BBC News, 13 December 2008, retrieved 9 February 2009
- ↑ Ken Dodd raises the roof as curtain goes up at new Floral Pavilion Theatre, Wirral News, 17 December 2008, retrieved 9 February 2009