Crucible Theatre

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The Crucible Theatre is a renowned performing arts venue in Sheffield, England, best known internationally as the main stage for the World Snooker Championship.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf performing arts venue
snooker venue
theatre
architect Ralph Koltai NERFINISHED
T. S. E. Mason NERFINISHED
broadcastFrom BBC Sport snooker coverage
commissionedBy Sheffield City Council
country United Kingdom
genre drama
theatre
hasAnnualEvent World Snooker Championship
hasBar Crucible Theatre bar
hasCategory Grade II listed buildings in Sheffield
Snooker venues
Theatres in Sheffield
hasFoyer Crucible Theatre foyer
hasNotableProduction new writing premieres
plays by Harold Pinter
plays by William Shakespeare
hasPart Crucible Studio
hasRenovation 2007–2009 refurbishment
hasResidentCompany Sheffield Theatres company
hasStageType thrust stage
hasStyle modernist architecture
hasSurface snooker tables for tournaments
hasWebsite https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/crucible
heritageStatus Grade II listed building
hostOf World Snooker Championship
inception 1971
knownFor World Snooker Championship
classic plays
contemporary drama
theatrical productions
locatedIn England
Sheffield
South Yorkshire NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
locatedNear Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Sheffield City Hall
locationCityCentre Sheffield city centre
namedAfter theatrical concept of a crucible
openingDate 1971
operatedBy Sheffield Theatres
ownedBy Sheffield Theatres Trust
partOf Sheffield Theatres complex
primaryUse theatre performances
reopeningAfterRenovation 2010
seatingCapacity 980
secondaryUse snooker tournaments
sport snooker

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Sheffield
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