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Theatre Royal, Glasgow

1867 establishments in ScotlandCategory A listed buildings in GlasgowCharles J. Phipps buildingsListed theatres in ScotlandMusic venues completed in 1867
Opera houses in ScotlandTheatres completed in 1867Theatres in GlasgowUse British English from July 2015
Theatre Royal, Hope Street, Glasgow
Theatre Royal, Hope Street, Glasgow

The Theatre Royal is the oldest theatre in Glasgow and the longest running in Scotland. Located at 282 Hope Street, its front door was originally round the corner in Cowcaddens Street. It currently accommodates 1,541 people and is owned by Scottish Opera. The theatre opened in 1867, adopting the name Theatre Royal two years later. It is also the birthplace of Howard & Wyndham Ltd, owners and managers of theatres in Scotland and England until the 1970s, created by its chairman Baillie Michael Simons in 1895. It was Simons who as a cultural entrepreneur of his day also promoted the building of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and Glasgow's International Exhibitions of 1888 (the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry) and 1901.

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Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Hope Street, Glasgow Cowcaddens

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