Royal Court Theatre Wigan

On Monday, we had the pleasure of showing Sir Ian McKellen around our Royal Court Theatre.
As many of you will already know, Ian spent a portion of his life living in Wigan and recognised many of the old theatre facades down King Street.
He shared some wonderful anecdotes about theatre in general. Whilst taking a look at the gallery, he pointed out the ashtrays on the back of the seats and told us that back in the days of smoking being allowed indoors, as an actor on stage, "...if you could stop them lighting up, you knew you'd got them".
You can find out more about the Royal Court Theatre here: http://www.royalcourttheatre.org.uk/
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Sneak peek inside The Royal Court Theatre project 👀👀

We want to know your thoughts and what you'd love to see when we open the doors to the Royal Court Theatre! Some more news is soon to follow.

Royal Court Theatre Wigan has an exciting write up in The Old Courts What's On Nov-Dec guide, Available to read for free using the link below.

Fish-eye view of the stage area. Who remembers dancing in here?! 💃🏻

Exploring the upper reaches of the theatre. The screens were erected by the night club owners and projected onto. This meant that clubbers would never see the hundreds of theatre seats hidden up here! 🎭🎭🎭

Old sign painting up the side of The Royal Court Theatre that is just screaming out to be restored...

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Sneak peek! Wondering how it all looks inside? Watch this short video! 🌟🎭

We love this old programme! Thank you to Wigan Archives & Local Studies (Wigan Council) for allowing us access to these stunning, historical images.

Another peek inside the Royal Court Theatre... what do you think?! 🌟🎭

Did you see us on ITV news? Click the link below to see what reporter Tim Scott said about his visit to The Royal Court Theatre, Wigan!

Pictures of inside the building by Wigan Today! Have a peek. Have you been inside before? Comment below. We'd love to hear your stories!

Our dream is to restore the Royal Court Theatre to its former glory as a cultural centre for Wigan. We intend to preserve the heritage of the building while making it fit-for-purpose for contemporary audiences. Here is a one of the reasons why we bought this old building...
“The Old Courts, which opened in 2014, has been embraced by the community, but we were lacking a large space. The capacity of our music venue and theatre was keeping us out of the loop of regional touring theatre and larger-scale music events so we were looking for something that we felt there was a need for,” David Jenkins, Director, The Old Courts.
For more of a read, check out this article from The Stage from a little while back!

If you'd like to learn more about the history of the building, there is a lot of information on this website! Everything from who performed here to what the theatre used to look like. Check it out and let us know what you think. 🌟

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