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The Crescent Theatre is a small, professional theatre run mostly by volunteers, based in Sheepcote Street, Brindleyplace in Birmingham, England. Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Brindleyplace Brindleyplace (often written Brindley Place) is a large mixed-use canalside development, near the centre of Birmingham, England. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...


It houses one of the oldest theatre companies in the city: The Crescent Theatre Company. The Crescent also plays host to numerous visiting companies every year, both amateur and professional.


The theatre itself was opened in 1998 by Clare Short; MP for Ladywood, Birmingham, replacing a previous Crescent Theatre on Cumberland Street, which was demolished the same year. It houses two performance spaces: The Main Auditorium, and The Rob Barber Studio. The Main House seats up to 340, and the Studio up to 120. 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. ... Clare Short (born 15 February 1946) is a British politician and a member of the British Labour Party. ... For the Parliamentary constituency, see Birmingham Ladywood (UK Parliament constituency). ...


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Buildings in Birmingham, England
 Highrise (In height order): BT Tower | Beetham Tower | Chamberlain Clock Tower | Alpha Tower | Orion Building | The Rotunda | NatWest Tower | Five Ways Tower | Centre City Tower | Hyatt Regency Hotel | 1 Snow Hill Plaza | Quayside Tower | Colmore Gate | The McLaren Building | Metropolitan House | Edgbaston House | Post & Mail Building | Jury's Inn Birmingham 

 Notable lowrise: 1-7 Constitution Hill | 17 & 19 Newhall Street | Birmingham Assay Office | Baskerville House | Central Library | Council House | Curzon Street railway station | Great Western Arcade | ICC | The Mailbox | Methodist Central Hall | Millennium Point | The Old Crown | Paradise Forum | Birmingham Proof House | Sarehole Mill | Symphony Hall | Town Hall | Victoria Law Courts 
 Major railway stations: Moor Street station | New Street station | Snow Hill station 
  Major complexes: Brindleyplace | Bull Ring, Birmingham | Pallasades Shopping Centre 
  Sports venues: Alexander Stadium | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | NIA | St. Andrews | Villa Park 
  Lists of buildings: List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham | List of Birmingham board schools | Listed buildings in Birmingham
The city from above Centenary Square. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The British Telecom Tower (formerly known as the Post Office Tower and, before that the GPO Tower) is a landmark in Birmingham. ... Beetham Tower nearing completion in February 2006. ... Old Joe, the University Clock Tower. ... Alpha Tower now looks very outdated as it is surrounded by new developments in the redevelopment of Birmingham, UK. A prime example of architecture from the 1960s and 1970s which is now being widely disputed by the public and experts. ... The main tower of the Orion Building during the removal of scaffolding. ... The Rotunda is an iconic, cylindrical tower block in Birmingham, England. ... National Westminster House is a building owned by Natwest. ... Five Ways Tower is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. ... Centre City Tower is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. ... Hyatt Regency Hotel from the front. ... 1 Snow Hill Plaza from the front at ground level. ... Quayside Tower from the front. ... Colmore Gate. ... Side view The McLaren Building is a 79 m tall commercial building in Birmingham, England designed by Philip Bonham Associates. ... Metropolitan House is situated on the junction of one of Birminghams busiest roads, Hagley Road. ... Edgbaston House is a highrise commercial building in Birmingham. ... The corner of the remaining building. ... The Jurys Inn Hotel from the front. ... Birmingham Assay Office The Birmingham Assay Office is one of the four remaining Assay Offices in the UK. The development of a silver industry in 18th century Birmingham was hampered by the legal requirement that items of solid silver be assayed, and yet the nearest Assay Offices were in Chester... Birmingham Central Library is the main library in Birmingham, England. ... The Council House as seen from Victoria Square The Council House is the home of Birmingham City Council in Birmingham England. ... The front of the station Curzon Street Station was a railway station in Birmingham in the 19th century and is the worlds oldest surviving piece of monumental railway architecture. ... Great Western Arcade, Temple Row entrance Great Western Arcade The Great Western Arcade is a covered Grade II listed Victorian shopping arcade lying between Colmore Row and Temple Row in Birmingham, England. ... The International Convention Centre is a major conference venue in central Birmingham, England. ... Categories: Places of interest in Birmingham, England | Stub ... Millennium Point is a complex in Birmingham, situated in the developing Eastside of the city centre. ... The Old Crown at 188 Digbeth High Street (A41), Digbeth, a inn, is the oldest secular building in Birmingham, England. ... Paradise Forum, containing the Library Paradise Forum in central Birmingham, England is a 1960s arena containing bars, restaurants, small shops and stalls, and forming the main pedestrian thoroughfare between Centenary Square and the central shopping and business area of Birmingham. ... Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House The Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House was established in 1813 by an act of Parliament at the request - and expense - of the then prosperous Birmingham Gun Trade. ... Sarehole Mill Sarehole Mill Sarehole Mill (grid reference SP099818) is a Grade II listed water mill (in an area once called Sarehole) on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. ... Symphony Hall is a concert venue located inside the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham, England. ... Birmingham Town Hall is a Grade 1 listed concert and meeting venue in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. ... Birmingham Moor Street railway station is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England. ... The tracks at the eastern end of Birmingham New Street station Class 390 no. ... The station entrance Birmingham Snow Hill station is a railway station located in the centre of Birmingham, England. ... Brindleyplace Brindleyplace (often written Brindley Place) is a large mixed-use canalside development, near the centre of Birmingham, England. ... Selfridges at the Bullring St Martins Church, with Selfridges in the background The interior of the Bullring The Bull Ring market has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages. ... A 1960s shopping centre in Birmingham, UK. The centre was built as part of the renovation of New Street Station and is located over the station. ... The Alexander Stadium is the main athletics stadium in Birmingham, the largest city in the Midlands of England. ... Edgbaston Cricket Ground (sometimes called Edgbaston Stadium) is a cricket venue in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. ... The NIA The National Indoor Arena (NIA) situated in Birmingham, England was opened in 1991. ... St. ... Villa Park is a football stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham, England. ...



 
 

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