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Middlesbrough Theatre (formerly the Little Theatre) is a theatre in Middlesbrough, England, which was opened by Sir John Gielgud in 1957 and was one of the first new theatres built in England after the Second World War. == History == The history of Middlesbrough Theatre begins with the closure of the Opera house in the 1920s and its conversion to the Gaumont cinema in the 1920s.
In response, representatives from over forty dramatic societies met in 1923 to consider forming a company to keep live theatre active in the area. As a result, a town’s meeting was held on 5 February 1930 and a large committee elected which met for the first time on 24 April. From these members, 10 were chosen to be the first committee of Middlesbrough Little Theatre. In the immediate post-war years the society decided to commission its own auditorium, entrusting the finance and fund-raising to founding treasurer John Berriman. The resulting theatre, now known as the Middlesbrough Theatre, was the first purpose-built playhouse to be built in Britain after the Second World War: it was ceremonially opened by John Gielgud in 1957.〔Michael Dobson, ''Shakespeare and amateur performance'' (2010)〕 On 17 July 1996, when, following a feasibility study by Richard Bell, a recommendation was made to change its name to Middlesbrough Theatre, not least because, with 484 seats and a stage wide by deep, it cannot be considered as ''little''. Today, the theatre continues as a charitable trust, with Middlesbrough Council as sole trustee.〔( Middlesbrough Theatre website: History Of Middlesbrough Theatre )〕 In November 2014, it was announced by Middlesbrough council that as part of a £12million spending plan on the town, £700,000 is to be allocated to improving the theatre with increased seating and an improvement in the suitability of the venue.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Free wifi, more cash for Baker St - and a statue of Captain Cook: £12m Middlesbrough spending plan revealed: Project no.18 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Middlesbrough Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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