Liverpool Empire Theatre

Liverpool Empire Theatre
The Empire Theatre in 2018
Liverpool Empire Theatre is located in Merseyside
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Location in Liverpool
General information
TypeTheatre
Architectural styleNeoclassical
AddressLime Street
Town or cityLiverpool, England
Coordinates53°24′32″N 2°58′41″W / 53.4089°N 2.9781°W / 53.4089; -2.9781
Groundbreaking1924
Completed1925
Opened9 March 1925
Renovated1977, 1999
ClientMoss Empires
OwnerAmbassador Theatre Group
Technical details
Structural systemSteel frame
Design and construction
Architecture firmW. and T. R. Milburn
Other information
Seating capacity2,348
Website
Official Website

The Liverpool Empire Theatre is a theatre on the corner of Lime Street in Liverpool, England. The playhouse, which opened in 1925, is the second one to be built on the site. It has the largest two-tier auditorium in the United Kingdom and can seat 2,348 people.[1]

  1. ^ "Empire (Liverpool)", The Theatres Trust, retrieved 24 November 2012