Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
The Gaiety Theatre is a category B listed performing arts venue in Ayr, Scotland. It is noted for its interior rococo features, its atmosphere and its acoustics. Early history The Ayr Gaiety was built in 1902, reconstructed after a fire in 1904, its façade remodeled in 1935, and further reinstated after a fire in 1955. In 1995, an annex was constructed, including a new café, box office, dressing rooms and studio space. After a faltering start, which saw several years as a cinema after World War I, the theatre was bought by Ben Popplewell, from Bradford who already had a track record of success running the Pavilion theatre on Ayr seafront. For fifty years the Popplewell family ran the theatre – latterly as part of the Glasgow Pavilion business. During this time the Gaiety developed a reputation as a variety theatre with a ‘summer’ variety show – the Gaiety Whirl – which ran for 26 weeks at its height. Many Scottish and UK stars appeared regularly on its stage, and ...
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Gaiety Theatre (geograph 1682411)
Gaiety Theatre or Gayety Theatre, and variations may refer to: Asia * Gaiety Theater (Manila) (1935), Philippines * Gaiety Theatre, Shimla (opened 1887), Shimla, India * Gaiety Theatre, Yokohama (1870–1923), destroyed in the 1923 Kanto earthquake, Japan Australia * Gaiety Theatre, Melbourne (1880–1930), Australia * Gaiety Theatre, Sydney (1880–1900), Australia * Gaiety Theatre, Zeehan (1898), Tasmania, Australia Europe * Gaiety Theatre, Ayr The Gaiety Theatre is a category B listed performing arts venue in Ayr, Scotland. It is noted for its interior rococo features, its atmosphere and its acoustics. Early history The Ayr Gaiety was built in 1902, reconstructed after a fire in 1 ..., a theatre in Ayr, Scotland (1871) * Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, a theatre in Dublin, Ireland (opened 1871) * Gaiety Theatre, London, a musical theatre in London, UK (1864–1956) * Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, UK (1884–1957) * Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man, an opera house and theatre in Do ...
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