Alban Arena

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Alban Arena

Logo of Alban Arena
Former names St Albans City Hall
Address Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3LD
Location St Albans, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°45′10″N 00°20′11″W / 51.75278°N 0.33639°W / 51.75278; -0.33639Coordinates: 51°45′10″N 00°20′11″W / 51.75278°N 0.33639°W / 51.75278; -0.33639
Type Theatre
Genre(s) Music, Children's Entertainment,
Seating type Seated auditorium | Seated + flat floor space
Capacity 856 | 1200[1]
Opened Start of 1970s
Website
www.alban-arena.co.uk
Alban Arena
Alban Arena on the map of Hertfordshire

Alban Arena (formerly known as St Albans City Hall) is a theatre and music venue in the historic centre of St Albans, England.

It has been the centre of culture in St Albans since the 1970s. Alban Arena has staged concerts by bands 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]

Notes

  1. ↑ Info from St Albans International Organ Festival#The Fringe

References

  1. ↑ "Alban Arena". Harpers Fitness. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Dire Straits tour 1978". Tours. Canada: Mark Knopfler official site. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Michelle gets A 'new' laddin!". BBC. October 17, 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "What’s on" (pdf). www.stalbans.gov.uk. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Sarah-Jane Honeywell: news about Sarah-Jane Honeywell". Sarah-Jane Honeywell official site. March 6, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.

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