Manchester Theatre History ⋆ Page 7 of 7 ⋆ The history of Manchester theatres and stars that appeared there

21st May 2018

The Ardwick Hippodrome

I was surprised to see that it was originally called the Ardwick Empire and was built in 1904, it was a music hall with a good variety of acts. In 1935 its name was changed to the Ardwick Hippodrome when Sir Oswald Stoll took it over. It has been a real nostalgia trip for me to be able to see...

Ardwick Hippodrome Comments: 11

12th May 2018

The Theatre of Comedy

Working as a volunteer at Manchester Central Library, I’m always fascinated and bewildered by the discoveries I make, like a child in a sweet shop and I want to unwrap the stories of our history and share them with you!! I have now cataloged the collection of theatre programmes from the Comedy Theatre which opened in the 1880’s on Peter...

Comedy Theatre Comments: 7