Pavilion Theatre () is a theatre,

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and arts centre in

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History

Pavilion Theatre was founded in 1903, under the name of the Pavilion & Gardens Kingstown Ltd., with a stage measuring 83 × 24 feet (25 × 7 m). John McCormack performed in 1908. In 1915 the Pavilion burned down. By the 1930s it was only a cinema, with no plays being shown. In 1940 it burned down again. The introduction of television led to a decline, and the last film shown for a long time was ''

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'' in 1974. In the 1980s,

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recorded two programmes for

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at the Pavilion, and acts such as

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and the Dublin Ballet Company also performed at the venue. The Pavilion was closed in 1984 as a result of the enforcement of new fire regulations introduced with the Fire Acts of 1981 and 1982, and reopened in 2001 as a new 324-seat building. It is operated by Pavilion Theatre Management Company and owned by

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. It employs six full-time and 12 casual staff.

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References

External links

Official site
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