Stated to have been closed on the outbreak of war but, and I could be wrong, I seem to remember seeing a play there in 1941 “Canaries sometimes sing” with Tom Walls. I was only seven at the time and attended with my Mum and Dad; he was stationed locally in the army.
A nice cosy atmosphere as I recall but there was one seat in the auditorium directly behind one of the pillars supporting the circle and if you were unfortunate enough to occupy it, there was no way you could view the screen! You had to rely on your girlfriend to whisper a running commentary on what was happening.
Stated to have been closed on the outbreak of war but, and I could be wrong, I seem to remember seeing a play there in 1941 “Canaries sometimes sing” with Tom Walls. I was only seven at the time and attended with my Mum and Dad; he was stationed locally in the army.
A nice cosy atmosphere as I recall but there was one seat in the auditorium directly behind one of the pillars supporting the circle and if you were unfortunate enough to occupy it, there was no way you could view the screen! You had to rely on your girlfriend to whisper a running commentary on what was happening.