Empire Theatre & Theatre Royal
George Street,
Grantham,
NG31 6QL
George Street,
Grantham,
NG31 6QL
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In 1944 J.A.Gamble (as J.A.Campbell) is listed as Managing Director of companies which owned all the Grantham cinemas, with the exception of the State Cinema, later the Granada.
The Theatre Royal was owned by John Arthur Gamble OBE (1877-1947), a playwright born in Norfolk. He was the father of Judith Mary Gamble (1916-2004), aka Judy Campbell, about whom the song ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’ was written. Judy Campbell was the mother of Jane Mallory Birkin (1946-), who as Jane Birkin is an actress and singer, noted for her 1967 recording of ‘Je t'Aime …“.
Photos from 2015 here:–
CURRENT FACADE WITH ORIGINAL INSET
STAGE WALL