Library Theatre Company

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Library Theatre Company was a prominent Manchester-based producing theatre company known for its high-quality drama productions before merging into the arts venue HOME Manchester.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf producing theatre company
theatre company
basedIn Manchester
city Manchester
closedVenue Library Theatre, Manchester Central Library
country England
United Kingdom
dissolved 2014
genre drama
theatre
hasArtisticFocus classic drama
contemporary drama
hasAudienceRegion Greater Manchester
North West England
hasMainVenue Library Theatre, Manchester Central Library
hasNotableProductionVenue The Lowry (during Central Library refurbishment)
hasProgrammeType in-house productions
touring productions
hasType repertory theatre company
hasWebsite http://www.librarytheatre.com/
heritage post-war British repertory theatre
inception 1952
industry performing arts
theatre production
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Manchester Central Library
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Greater Manchester
Manchester
North West England
locatedInBuilding Manchester Central Library
locatedInTime 20th century
21st century
location Manchester
mergedInto HOME Manchester
mergedWith Cornerhouse, Manchester
mergerResult HOME Manchester
notableFor high-quality drama productions
operatedBy Manchester City Council
owner Manchester City Council
partOf Manchester City Council
Manchester’s civic cultural provision
performingArtsDiscipline theatre
publiclyFundedBy Arts Council England
Manchester City Council
reasonForDissolution merger to form HOME Manchester
region Greater Manchester
successor HOME Manchester

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
HOME
HOME Manchester
HOME arts organisation
formedByMergerOf

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