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The Playhouse Theatre, 18 - 22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh
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Above - The Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh during the run of 'Beauty and the Beast'. |
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The Playhouse Theatre in Greenside Place, Edinburgh was built as a Super Cinema with stage facilities by John Fairweather. The Theatre was built on a vast scale with an auditorium of three levels, Stalls and two Balconies, of which the Balconies alone could accommodate over a thousand people each. Altogether the Theatre could seat 3,056. The Theatre was built in 1929 and was heavily influenced by the American Super Cinemas of the time, and despite being built as a Cinema, the Theatre included a stage of over 42 feet deep. The Playhouse is now Grade B Listed and is regularly home to the largest of London's West End shows once on tour around the provinces. |
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