Theatre Royal, Plymouth

Theatre Royal Plymouth
Main entrance of Theatre Royal Plymouth
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AddressRoyal Parade
Plymouth
UK
TypeProducing and Receiving House
Capacity1,320
Construction
Opened1982
ArchitectPeter Moro
Website
http://www.theatreroyal.com
TR2
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AddressCattedown
Plymouth
UK
TypeProduction and Learning Centre
Construction
Opened2002
ArchitectIan Ritchie

Theatre Royal, Plymouth, is a theatre venue in Plymouth, Devon. It consists of a 1,300-seat main auditorium, The Lyric, which regularly hosts large-scale musicals, opera and ballet; a 200-seat studio, The Drum; and a 50-seat studio, The Lab. On a separate site, Theatre Royal Plymouth also has a production and learning centre, TR2, featuring rehearsal studios and workshops for the production of set and costumes.

The theatre is a National Portfolio Organisation, receiving regular funding from Arts Council England.[1]

A £7 million Regeneration Project was completed in September 2013 with a renovated front of house area and community performance space called The Lab.

A 7-metre-high (23 ft) bronze sculpture depicting a crouching female actor called Messenger was unveiled in front of the theatre, in 2019.[2]

  1. ^ "The Theatre Royal Plymouth secures National Portfolio funding for 2015-18 - Theatre Royal Plymouth". Theatre Royal Plymouth. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ^ Steven Morris (26 November 2018). "Giant bronze statue for Devon takes shape in tiny Welsh village". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2018.