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Encyclopedia > Grand Theatre Leeds

The Grand Theatre (also known as Leeds Grand Theatre and Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House) is a Theatre and Opera House in the centre of Leeds, UK. It was designed by James Robinson Watson, chief assistant in the office of Leeds-based architect George Corson, and opened on 18 November, 1878. The exterior is in a mixture of Romanesque and Scottish baronial styles, while the interior has such Gothic motifs as fan-vaulting and clustered columns. It seats approximately 1,500 people. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... An opera house is a building where operas are performed. ... Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Interior of the Saint-Saturnin church St-Sernin basilica, Toulouse, 1080 – 1120: elevation of the east end Romanesque sculpture, cloister of St. ... Scottish baronial style is an architectural style typical of the castles of North East Scotland. ... See also Gothic art. ... Fan vaulting over the nave at Bath Abbey, Bath, England. ...


The theatre is home to Opera North and is regularly visited by Northern Ballet Theatre. It has hosted many touring productions, musical artists and comedians. Opera North is a British opera company. ... A comedian (also comedienne, female) is a person who attempts to make people laugh through a variety of methods, normally through joke telling. ...


The theatre closed at the end of May 2005 for a major refurbishment, entitled transformation, which will include re-seating the Stalls area and the installation of air-conditioning, as well as dramatically improving backstage facilities and providing a proper home for Opera North. Re-opening is scheduled for summer 2006. The refurbishment is estimated to cost £31.5m. Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Refurbishment is the process of major maintenance and minor repair of an item, both aesthetically and mechanically. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


A second phase of transformation, for which fund-raising is now in progress, aims to restore the Assembly Rooms, a forgotten performance space on the first floor of the theatre building with its own entrance on New Briggate. The Assembly Rooms opened in 1879 and functioned as the Plaza Cinema between 1912 and 1978 and subsequently as a rehearsal space for Opera North.


Bibliography

Derek Linstrum (1978). "West Yorkshire Architects and Architecture" Lund Humphries Publishers, ISBN 0853314101


External links

  • Grand Theatre website
  • transformation website
  • Theatres Trust description of Grand Theatre

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