Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton
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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 | |
The Abbey Theatre is a theatre situated on Pool Bank Street in the Abbey Green quarter of Nuneaton, England.
The venue 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 30,000, 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.
On the 22nd January a performance of the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin' went up half an hour late after contractors had inadvertently concreted emergency doors shut [1]
In August 2008 new security fencing were installed at the theatre to help with keeping anti-social behaviour away from the theatre and encourage more theatergoers to enjoy the diverse range of productions performed at the Abbey Theatre [2]