Alban Arena

Alban Arena

Logo of Alban Arena
Address Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3LD
Location St Albans, United Kingdom
Type Theatre
Genre(s) Comedy | Children's Entertainment | Psychic
Opened Start of 1970s
Seating type Seated auditorium | Seated + flat floor space
Capacity 856 | 1200[1]
Website www.alban-arena.co.uk
Alban Arena
Alban Arena on the map of London

Alban Arena is a theatre and music venue in the historic centre of St Albans, UK.

This place is the centre of culture in St Albans from the 1970s until today. Here past concerts of rock bands have been staged, such as Dire Straits in 1978,[2] and Jethro Tull in 2010 .

Over the Christmas period of 2004, the pantomime Aladdin was staged with participation Michelle Bass,[3] The December 2005 show was Peter Pan with Leslie Grantham and Dani Harmer,[4] and in 2009 The Little Mermaid with Sarah-Jane Honeywell.[5]

In 2007 St Albans Festival with the International Organ Festival took place.[note 1]

On April 10, 2011, the original Bill Haley's New Comets finished their Remember Bill Haley Tour 2011 with Haley's daughter Gina Haley at the Arena.

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Alban Arena". Harpers Fitness. http://www.harpersfitness.co.uk/arts---theatres/alban-arena/. Retrieved 4 March 2010. 
  2. ^ "Dire Straits tour 1978". Tours. Canada: Mark Knopfler official cite. http://www.mark-knopfler.info/tour1978.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  3. ^ "Michelle gets A 'new' laddin!". BBC. October 17, 2004. http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2004/11/17/alban_panto_michelle_bass_feature.shtml. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 
  4. ^ "What’s on" (pdf). www.stalbans.gov.uk. 20 December 2005. http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/Images/CommunityNews-December%202005-page4_tcm15-1666.pdf. Retrieved 7 March 2010. 
  5. ^ "Sarah-Jane Honeywell: news about Sarah-Jane Honeywell". Sarah-Jane Honeywell official cite. March 6, 2009. http://www.sarah-jane.biz/news.htm. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 

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