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Enjoy a day of events to celebrate the Palace Theatre’s centenary –
August 2013

Time to celebrate: Redditch’s Palace Theatre

First published Thursday 8 August 2013 in What's On

RESIDENTS are being invited to enjoy a day of events to celebrate the Grade II listed Palace
Theatre’s centenary.
On Saturday, September 7 from 10am until 4pm there will be a number of events taking
place not just in and around the theatre, but also in the town centre, by the entrance to St
Stephen’s Church.
In the theatre’s Room Upstairs venue there will be a history exhibition detailing how the
Edwardian theatre survived the fate of thousands of theatres nationwide, now lost for ever.
The Advertiser reported last week how a century of changing tastes saw several incarnations
for noted theatre designer Wiliam Robert ‘Bertie’ Crewe’s 1913 opus, including conversion
into a roller disco in the 1950s and, later, even a bingo hall.
In the bar lounge there will be singing, while in the foyer or outside (weather permitting)
there will be face painting, puppet shows, story time performances and magic
demonstrations.
Meanwhile in the town centre there will be arts and crafts and activities for children.
There will be a Palace Theatre information point, live singing and a number of street
performances by the Palace Youth Theatre, pupils from NEW College and Bread and Butter
Street Theatre.
And, if all that wasn’t enough on the night there will be unique Centenary Celebration Show.

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