Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton
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Abbey Theatre
| File:Abbey theatre nuneaton.jpg Front facade | |
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| Address | Pool Bank Street, Nuneaton, CV11 5DB |
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| Owner | Nuneaton Arts Council |
| Type | Receiving House |
| Capacity | 248 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Rebuilt | 2001 |
| Architect | Michael Scott |
| Website | |
| abbeytheatre.co.uk | |
Current use Ballet, Opera, Musicals, shows, Pantomime and Drama
The Abbey Theatre is a theatre situated on Pool Bank Street in the Abbey Green quarter of Nuneaton, England.
Although best known as the home stage of PR Productions, it also hosts a wide variety of other performances including visiting opera and ballet companies, touring shows, musicals, pantomime and drama.
The theatre's Chief Executive is Tony Deeming, and is run as a trust by Nuneaton Arts Council.
With a regular annual attendance of over 50,000, the Abbey Theatre is the busiest theatre in Nuneaton, and the busiest venue for musicals in Warwickshire.
History
The Nuneaton Arts Council was founded in 1969 by a group of local arts devotees who noted the continuing demise of other venues in Nuneaton. They saw the need to provide a focal point for all aspects of arts, and so the Abbey Theatre was converted from what was until then a Territorial Army drill hall.