| Alhambra |
 |
| Address |
Morley Street |
| City |
Bradford |
| Country |
England |
| Designation |
Listed Building Grade II |
| Architect |
Chadwick and Watson of Leeds |
| Owned by |
Bradford City Council |
| Capacity |
1456 |
| Opened |
1914 |
| Rebuilt |
1984-1986 |
| bradford-theatres.co.uk |
The Bradford Alhambra is a theatre in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1913 at a cost of £20,000 for theatre impresario Francis Laidler, and opened on Wednesday 18 March 1914. In 1964 Bradford City Council bought the Alhambra for £78,900. In 1974 it was designated a Grade II listed building. It was extensively refurbished in 1986. It seats 1456. Today it is a receiving house for large-scale touring theatre of all types.
[edit] History
Francis Laidler, who already owned two music halls in Bradford, opened the new Alhambra Theatre in 1914. The architects were Chadwick and Watson, who described it as "English renaissance of the Georgian period".[1]
[edit] The Alhambra today
Today, the Alhambra is a major touring venue and hosts a wide range of stage shows from ballet and opera to variety and comedy, musicals, drama and, of course, the annual pantomime. Regular visits are made from prestigious companies such as Opera North, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre and the Royal National Theatre to complement spectacular West End musicals such as Grease, Whistle Down the Wind and The Phantom of the Opera.
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Coordinates: 53°47′30″N 1°45′25″W / 53.79167°N 1.75694°W / 53.79167; -1.75694
