Festival Theatre, Paignton

The Festival Theatre was a theatre in Paignton, Devon, England.

The theatre building in 2007, after its conversion to a cinema

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 theatre closed at the end of 1998, and 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

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References

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  1. ^ 1971 Summer show programme
  2. ^ 1975 Summer show programme
  3. ^ 1977 Summer show programme
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  • "Archive of show listings at the Festival Theatre". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

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