Alexandra Palace Theatre

Alexandra Palace Theatre after 2018 refurbishment
Stage Machinery at Alexandra Palace
Weights used with stage machinery
Salt water dimmers backstage at Alexandra Palace Theatre
Film Projector housing in Alexandra Palace Theatre
Sunday service in the theatre during WW1, painted by George Kenner, an internee,
View of the stage from the theatre balcony after the 1922 refurbishment
Theatre used by BBC as a prop store between 1935 and 1981

The Alexandra Palace Theatre was originally built in London, England, in 1873 for the performance of opera and ballet, but within a few weeks was burnt to the ground with the rest of the Alexandra Palace. The Palace, including the theatre, was rebuilt and reopened in 1875 and is now a Grade II listed building.[1] The new theatre included a 22 foot cellar below the stage which housed complex machinery for use in scene changes and movement of actors.[2][3] The theatre fell into disrepair for many years but was reopened in 2018 after refurbishment in the style of 'arrested decay'. The stage machinery is one of the few surviving examples in the country.[4][5]

  1. ^ "A Brief History of Alexandra Palace". Google Arts and Culture.
  2. ^ "Victorian Special Effects: Stage Machinery at Alexandra Palace". Google Arts and Culture.
  3. ^ "Alexandra Palace Theatre". Theatres Trust.
  4. ^ "Scanning Stage Machinery". Alexandra Palace. 17 Feb 2019.
  5. ^ "3D Scan of Alexandra Palace Stage Machinery". YouTube. 2019.