Green's Playhouse

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Green's Playhouse
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Address126 Renfield Street
Glasgow
Scotland
United Kingdom
OwnerGeorge Green Ltd
DesignationCinema
Ballroom
Current useDemolished
Construction
Opened15 September 1927
Closed30 June 1973
Years active46 Years
ArchitectJohn Fairweather

Green's Playhouse was an entertainment complex comprising a cinema, ballroom, tea rooms and other facilities. The Playhouse was at 126 Renfield Street, Glasgow, Scotland, commissioned by George Green Ltd, designed by the architect John Fairweather, and built by the Cinema Building Company. Opened in 1927, the Playhouse operated until the 1970s, a decline in audience numbers in the 1960s necessitated diversification as a music venue until closure in 1973. The building continued in use as the Apollo, after being acquired by Unicorn Leisure on a lease-holding arrangement, until final closure in 1985, with subsequent demolition in 1987.