Winston Theatre

Winston Theatre
Address Queens Road
City Clifton, Bristol
Country UK
Owned by University of Bristol Union for University of Bristol
Capacity 250
Type Proscenium theatre
Current use Student Theatre
www.bristolsta.com

The Winston Theatre is a traditional proscenium arch theatre located in the University of Bristol Students' Union building, one of the largest students' union buildings in Great Britain[1]. The theatre seats 204 with permanent seating, and close to 250 with extra banks of temporary seating that can be added to the front of the auditorium[2].

The Theatre boasts an ample orchestra pit, fly galleries with winchable lighting bars, a large control room, an FOH sound location, two large dressing rooms, and a sliding scenery dock door at the rear of the stage. The theatre is well equipped for a student theatre.

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History

The Winston Theatre was built in the 1960s as part of the Students' Union building on Queens Road in Clifton, Bristol. The Union moved to this new location in 1965 from the Victoria Rooms, as a larger premises due to the large expansion of the University and increase in undergraduate numbers.

Notable events and productions

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.bris.ac.uk/internationalcentre/europe/erasmusin/arrival.html#union
  2. ^ http://www.bristolsta.com/sites/default/files/nakedwinston.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.screentestfest.org.uk/
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177174/
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448953/
  6. ^ http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10026
  7. ^ http://www.josef-weinberger.com/rh/footloose.html