Festival Theatre, Paignton
The Festival Theatre was a theatre in Paignton, Devon, England.
Opened in 1967, the Festival Theatre was a seafront theatre located on the Paignton Esplanade, capable of staging large summer shows. It was in direct competition with the Princess and Pavilion theatres in Torquay.
The Festival Theatre closed at the end of 1998. The building re-opened in October 1999 as a multiscreen cinema, known as the Apollo.
Since the closure of the Festival Theatre, the Palace Theatre in Palace Avenue, a smaller venue, has taken over as the main theatre in Paignton.
Summer shows staged
- 1971 Leslie Crowther, Basil Brush, Larry Grayson, John Hanson [1]
- 1975 Ronnie Corbett, Kenneth Mckellar, Keith Harris[2]
- 1977 Tommy Steele, Cool Breeze, Lennie Bennett[3]
- 1978 Freddie Starr, Roy Walker, Lynn Paul, Paul Ridgeway, Pamela Davis Dancers
- 1980 Tom O’Connor
- 1997 Bradley Walsh
Summer Show 1974 Black and White Minstrels with Don McClane
Summer show 1976 black and White Minstrels with Roy Hudd Summer show 1981 Freddie Starr. After some controversy Starr was replaced by the transfer of Dana from Babbacombe Theatre. Summer show 1982 Danny LaRue
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