The New Shakespeare Theatre,
Liverpool
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, was a theatre in that
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city's Fraser Street. The theatre opened in 1888 under the proprietorship of Mr Ellis Brammall jun. It was built by J H Havelock-Sutton (who went on to build the Park Palace Music Hall in 1893 and the Metropole Theatre in
Bootle
Bootle (pronounced ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Bootle (UK Parliament constituency), Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449. It is pa ...
in 1911).
Among the distinguished names associated with the theatre was
Sam Wanamaker
Samuel Wanamaker (born Samuel Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director, whose career on stage and in film and television spanned five decades. He began his career on Broadway theatre, Broadway, but sp ...
, who was appointed director of the New Shakespeare Theatre in 1957 and served in that role until 1959.
During the early sixties a campaign to save the theatre was led by
Alan Durband; in spite of considerable support, however, the theatre closed.
Following a fire which seriously damaged a large part of the structure, the theatre was demolished in 1976.
See also
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References
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External links
*http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Liverpool/ShakespeareTheatreLiverpool.htm
Theatres in Liverpool
1888 establishments in England
Demolished buildings and structures in Liverpool
Buildings and structures demolished in 1976
William Shakespeare