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(detail)1767 | opening

History

The Canongate Concert Hall in Edinburgh opened in November 1747 and it is thought to have been the first building in Scotland constructed solely for theatrical purposes. However, it too closed due to the stipulation that any theatre presenting spoken drama had to be granted a Royal Patent, and this required an Act of Parliament. It was refurbished and opened legally as the Theatre Royal in 1767.

 

 

In: Acting with confidence. Scotland's theatre architecture. [online]. The Theatres Trust, 2011 [cit. 18.10.2013]. ISBN 978-1-84917-038-3. p. 6. Available from: http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/publications

 

 

 

 

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