Five theatres across Greater Manchester remain on the at risk list the but one in Hyde has been removed from the list of The Theatres Trust, a charity that campaigns to protect the UK’s historic performance spaces
The Theatre Royal, Grade II listed Edwardian theatre situated on Corporation Street, Hyde,has been removed from the list
The theatre was closed as a cinema in 1992 and then threatened with demolition for a housing development but was saved by spot-listing in 2000.
The building was purchased by the Hyde Islamic Resource Centre in November 2016, who have been granted listed building consent to carry out various works including roof repairs and alterations to facilitate its use as a cultural centre. The nature of these works would not prevent the building from being returned to performance use if the demand for this arose and with the building being in regular use as a cultural centre means the building is no longer at risk.
Five theatres remain on the list, The Thestre Royal in the City Centre,the city’s oldest surviving theatre building, built in 1845,The Hulme Hippodrome,the Victoria Theatre, Salford,the Tameside Theatre – Ashton-under-Lyne and the Co-op Hall, Ramsbottom
A Lancashire Theatre has been added to the list,the Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre and Theatre
This building has been at the heart of its community for more than 150 years with many uses over that time. In 2010 it was refurbished and reopened as an arts centre
and studio space on the ground floor with a 450-seat auditorium on the upper level.
The theatre closed in July 2023 when the operator went into liquidation. The building operation reverted to Hyndburn Council which has since commissioned extensive survey work to understand the condition of the building and what is required to bring it up to modern standards. The building remains closed and requiring significant investment to reopen.
