Winston Theatre
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.
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
- The UK National Student Film Festival, Screentest[3]. Created as a platform to showcase student filmmaking talent from around the UK, the awards ceremony has been held in the Winston Theatre in Bristol since 2004. Guests at the festival have included:
- The first UK amateur production of Footloose was performed by Music Theatre Bristol at the Winston Theatre in June 2009. The rights for the show have been released by Josef Weinberger[7].
See also
References
- ^ http://www.bris.ac.uk/internationalcentre/europe/erasmusin/arrival.html#union
- ^ http://www.bristolsta.com/sites/default/files/nakedwinston.pdf
- ^ http://www.screentestfest.org.uk/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177174/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448953/
- ^ http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10026
- ^ http://www.josef-weinberger.com/rh/footloose.html
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