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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
Yes
EventsForChildren
Yes
Place
The town or city
Dumfries
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
Yes
DisabledAccess
Yes
Activities
<p>Backstage tours</p><p>Exhibition</p><p>Vintage costumes for sale</p><p>Rehearsed readings</p><p><a href="http://theatreroyaldumfries.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.theatreroyaldumfries.co.uk/</a></p><p>Office/Archive will not be open.</p><p>Photographs by Graham Edwards and Andrew Jardine</p><p> </p><p> </p>
OpeningTime1
10 am to 5 pm
ArchitectName
Thomas Boyd (1792), Charles J. Phipps (1876), Colin Morton (1959), Gordon Fleming (2013)
OpeningDate1
7/9/2019
OpeningDate2
8/9/2019
OpeningTime2
1 pm to 5 pm
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
10521
Refreshments
Yes
Street
The street address
66 - 68 Shakespeare Street
Postcode
DG1 2JH
Parking
Yes
DisabledWC
Yes
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Theatre Royal Dumfries
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
dumfriesandgalloway
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
1163
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,55.06825,-3.607529;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>The oldest theatre in Scotland, the Theatre Royal is in the heart of Dumfries and first opened its doors in 1792. It has strong associations with the renowned Scottish poet Robert Burns, who wrote several pieces specifically for its stage.</p><p> </p><p>The Theatre saw multiple changes of ownership during the first half the of 20th Century, before being bought by the Guild of Players in 1959. </p><p> </p><p>The Guild managed to secure support from new sources and instead of planning on building new facilities upwards, they looked towards expanding outwards. Adjacent buildings were purchased, and renovation work began in 2014, completed by the end of 2015. The newly refurbished building includes several new spaces while maintaining many of the historic features, ushering Scotland’s oldest theatre into the 21st Century.</p><p> </p><p>Attend one of the touring productions presented throughout the year, which includes live music, stand-up comedy and theatrical dramas. The Guild of Players presents a regular season of four shows, as well as a family-friendly Christmas pantomime.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1792