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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf performing arts venue
producing theatre
theatre company
architecturalFeature seven-sided glass and steel module
artForm theatre
auditoriumLocation trading hall of the former Royal Exchange building
buildingUseConversion adaptive reuse of former trading exchange as theatre
cityCentreLocation Manchester city centre
country United Kingdom
foundedAsTheatreCompanyIn 1970s
hasAudienceType international visitors
local audiences
national audiences
hasCategory arts organisations based in Manchester
producing theatres in England
theatres in Manchester
hasDesignFeature intimate proximity between actors and audience
suspended theatre module within existing hall
hasFunction community and education projects
public performances
rehearsals
hasOrganisationalType non-profit arts organisation
hasProgrammeType classical theatre
contemporary drama
new writing
repertory productions
hasSpace main theatre module
studio or smaller performance spaces
hasStageConfiguration central stage surrounded by seating on all sides
heritageContext housed within a historic Grade II* listed building
knownFor in-the-round auditorium
producing new theatre
staging classic plays
locatedIn England
Manchester
Royal Exchange, Manchester
name Royal Exchange Theatre
occupiesBuildingType former commodities exchange
partOfCulturalScene Manchester theatre scene
UK regional theatre network
performanceSpaceType theatre-in-the-round
region Greater Manchester
seatingCapacity approximately 700
specialisesIn in-the-round staging
usesBuilding Royal Exchange building

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Albert Square ("Royal Exchange Theatre (Manchester)")
Exchange Square
hasNearbyLandmark
Manchester city centre
contains
St Ann's Square
hasNearbyArea
Royal Exchange Theatre
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