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Embassy Theatre, Peterborough

Embassy Theatre, Peterborough

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This article is about the theatre in Peterborough. For other uses, see Embassy Theatre.

The Embassy Theatre is a historic structure on Broadway in the city of Peterborough in the United Kingdom, which operated as a cinema from 1953 to 1989.

The Embassy Theatre

History

The Embassy Theatre was designed by David Evelyn Nye in the Art Deco style and built by The Demolition & Construction Co. of Croydon using the locally produced Fletton bricks.[1] It opened in 1937, putting on performances by well-known performers such as Laurel and Hardy.[2]

Nye was usually a cinema architect, and this was his only theatre.[3] However, the building was converted into a cinema in 1953, later becoming the ABC and finally Cannon Cinema. It tripled in size in 1981, before finally closing in 1989.[4] Since 1996, part of the premises have been occupied by the Edwards bar chain.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Theatres in Peterborough". Arthur Lloyd. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. [2]
    Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 1952.
  3. [3]
    "Embassy (Peterborough)". The Theatres Trust. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  4. [4]
    50th Anniversary 1937–1987 Souvenir Brochure Cannon Cinema, Peterborough, 1987.

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