 The venue in February 2020 | |
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| Address | Rickmansworth Road |
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| Location | Watford, England |
| Coordinates | 51°39′33″N 0°24′13″W / 51.6591°N 0.4035°W |
| Public transit | Watford Junction railway station |
| Type | Theatre |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1938 |
| Opened | 1938 |
| Renovated | 2010/11 |
| Architect | Charles Cowles-Voysey |
| Website | |
| watfordcolosseum | |
Watford Colosseum is an entertainment venue in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Established in 1938, as the Assembly Rooms for Watford Town Hall, the complex was extended in 2011 with improvements which included new meeting spaces, a new restaurant and new bar facilities.
The venue boasts a pipe organ, designed and built by John Compton, which is particularly highly regarded by The Cinema Organ Society.
Performers at the venue have included the soprano Maria Callas in September 1954 and the tenor Luciano Pavarotti in June 1995. The Colosseum has been used to record various film soundtracks and is regularly used to host concerts by the BBC Concert Orchestra, including Friday Night is Music Night. It has also housed performances by performers including The Who, Robbie Williams, and Oasis.
The Colosseum is also an important venue for boxing matches with heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury building on his reputation, shortly after turning professional, in 2009. The venue also has seen some important and highly popular plays taking place and it regularly holds events in support of charities. The 2020 Snooker Shoot Out professional snooker tournament was held at the Colosseum between 20 and 23 February 2020.