Royal Exchange Theatre
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The Royal Exchange Theatre is a renowned producing theatre in Manchester, England, known for its distinctive in-the-round performance space housed within a historic former commodities exchange building.
Aliases (1)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
performing arts venue
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producing theatre → theatre company → |
| architecturalFeature |
seven-sided glass and steel module
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| artForm |
theatre
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| auditoriumLocation |
trading hall of the former Royal Exchange building
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| buildingUseConversion |
adaptive reuse of former trading exchange as theatre
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| cityCentreLocation |
Manchester city centre
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| foundedAsTheatreCompanyIn |
1970s
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| hasAudienceType |
international visitors
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local audiences → national audiences → |
| hasCategory |
arts organisations based in Manchester
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producing theatres in England → theatres in Manchester → |
| hasDesignFeature |
intimate proximity between actors and audience
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suspended theatre module within existing hall → |
| hasFunction |
community and education projects
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public performances → rehearsals → |
| hasOrganisationalType |
non-profit arts organisation
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| hasProgrammeType |
classical theatre
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contemporary drama → new writing → repertory productions → |
| hasSpace |
main theatre module
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studio or smaller performance spaces → |
| hasStageConfiguration |
central stage surrounded by seating on all sides
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| heritageContext |
housed within a historic Grade II* listed building
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| knownFor |
in-the-round auditorium
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producing new theatre → staging classic plays → |
| locatedIn |
England
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Manchester → Royal Exchange, Manchester → |
| name |
Royal Exchange Theatre
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| occupiesBuildingType |
former commodities exchange
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| partOfCulturalScene |
Manchester theatre scene
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UK regional theatre network → |
| performanceSpaceType |
theatre-in-the-round
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| region |
Greater Manchester
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| seatingCapacity |
approximately 700
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| specialisesIn |
in-the-round staging
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| usesBuilding |
Royal Exchange building
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Albert Square
("Royal Exchange Theatre (Manchester)")
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Exchange Square → |
hasNearbyLandmark |
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Manchester city centre
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contains |
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St Ann's Square
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hasNearbyArea |
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Royal Exchange Theatre
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name |