Clwyd Theatr Cymru (IPA: /klʊɨd θɛːatr ˈkɨːmˌrɨ̞/), known until 1998 as Theatr Clwyd, is a regional arts centre located 1 mile (2 km) from Mold, Flintshire, in north-east Wales. IPA may refer to: The International Phonetic Alphabet or India Pale Ale ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Mold (Welsh: ) is a town in Flintshire, Wales, on the River Alyn. ... This article is about the country. ...

The complex contains five auditoria:

• The Anthony Hopkins Theatre (580 seats).
• The Emlyn Williams Theatre (250 seats).
• Studio 2 (120 seats)
• The Clwyd Room (multifunction area, up to 300 seats).
• Cinema (120 seats).

The complex forms part of the County Civic Centre at Mold (Yr Wyddgrug), being immediately adjacent to the Shire Hall (the administrative offices of the former administrative county of Clwyd, now the offices of the Flintshire County Council). It was built at the instigation of the former Flintshire County Council before it was abolished in the local government reorganisation of 1974 and replaced by Clwyd County Council, and the complex was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976. The name of the complex was changed in 1998 to reflect the recent re-reorganisation of local government which abolished Clwyd as a county and restored Flintshire although to different borders from the traditional ones. Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (IPA: ) (born 31 December 1937) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning Welsh film, stage and television actor. ... Emlyn Williams (Agust, 1994 - August 6, 1987) was a Welsh dramatist and actor. ... Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ... Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Apart from hosting visiting theatre companies, Clwyd Theatr Cymru is home to Wales' major drama producing theatre company, which also performs around the country. The then Theatr Clwyd was famous for hosting the successful second stage performance of the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. The cover of the first novel in the Hitchhikers series, from a late 1990s printing. ...

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