East Riding Theatre
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| Address | 10 Lord Roberts Road Beverley England |
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| Coordinates | 53°50′25″N 0°25′41″W / 53.840166°N 0.428014°W |
| Capacity | 192 |
| Type | Stage theatre |
| Designation | Grade II listed |
| Construction | |
| Built | as a church in 1910 converted to a theatre 2013 |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Architect | George Pennington |
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| eastridingtheatre | |
East Riding Theatre, is a theatre and café[1] in a converted former Baptist church located in Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[2]
Building
The building was designed by G. F. Pennington in the "English Free" style. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and a slate roof. On the front is a slightly projecting stone porch containing two segmental-headed doorways with moulded reveals, and traceried panels above. Over these is a large semicircular-headed traceried window, on the roof is a wooden bellcote, and on the left is a staircase projection.[3][4] It has a seating capacity of 192 with a thrust stage.[5]
History
The building originally opened as a Particular Baptist church in 1910.[6] It closed in 1964 and came into the ownership of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. For some time, it was used as a venue for local people to receive vaccinations. Between 1995 and 2007, it was home to the council's archives.[7] In April 2013, the East Riding of Yorkshire Council approved planning for the conversion of the building into a theatre, which opened in 2014.[5]
The theatre's founder and original artistic director was Vincent Regan, who instead of using Arts Council or Lottery funding, used sponsorship from local businesses.[2] A significant amount of funding also came from the building being used in the filming of Dad's Army (2016).[7]
In 2017, Adrian Rawlins took over the role of artistic director,[8] and the role later went to Richard Avery.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "East Riding Theatre House Café Launch Night". HU17.net. 22 December 2015.
- 1 2 "ERT (East Riding Theatre)". Future Humber. Bondholders. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ↑ Historic England. "The Baptist Church (Grade II) (1161948)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. The Buildings of England (2 ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7.
- 1 2 "East Riding Theatre". Theatres Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ↑ Allison, K. J. (1989). A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 6, the Borough and Liberties of Beverley. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- 1 2 "A Brief History of ERT". East Riding Theatre. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ↑ "Adrian Rawlins Named As New Artistic Director". HU17.net. 10 January 2017.
- ↑ Richard Vergette (4 May 2023). "Under Milk Wood". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 30 April 2024.