Playhouse Weston

Location :

126-130 High Street, BS23 1HP Weston-super-Mare
Added by Jopie, at 01 August 2018

The Playhouse is a 664 seat theatre in Weston-super-Mare, England that hosts a largely entertainment based programme of shows all year round including opera, ballet, comedy, music and pantomime performances.

The Playhouse Theatre is available for hire for both community and professional shows and as a venue for conferences, meetings and corporate events. In addition to the main auditorium the theatres facilities include a licensed bar, meeting and rehearsal spaces and full disabled access.

Our dedicated and professional staff are used to working with all visiting companies and hirers to ensure a successful event while our welcoming and caring front of house team ensure patrons an enjoyable entertainment experience.

The Playhouse Theatre is managed by Parkwood Theatres working in partnership with North Somerset Council.

History:

In 1946, an old market building, designed by local architect Hans Price, was converted into a 500 seat theatre. For the next 18 years this theatre, The Playhouse, provided the town with a great variety of entertainment and played host to stars including Frankie Howerd, Bob Monkhouse and Ken Dodd.

The theatre was destroyed by fire on 21 August 1964 and the remains had to be demolished.

In 1969, a new theatre costing £230,000 opened and has been in continuous use ever since.

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• Anynomous

  10 August 2018

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• Anynomous

  09 August 2018

  Happy Book Lovers Day from the cast of Awful Auntie! Even Wagner’s reading today🦉 📖 !

  Don’t forget you can see the show here, live on stage in October 🎭 #BookLoversDay

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• Anynomous

  08 August 2018

  🎭🎭The Friends of The Playhouse Open Day is just one month away! No need to book in advance, just turn up on the day... And did we mention... It's free! 🎭🎭

  See behind the scenes - Meet staff and volunteers - Visit our talked about crew room - Stand on our stage!

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• Anynomous

  08 August 2018

  Here’s a clip of Jason Manford sound checking before the show last night with a little bit of ‘Stars’ from Les Misérables 🎭✨👏🏼 #musicaltheatre #lesmiserables

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