The New Shakespeare Theatre, Fraser Street, Liverpool 3. c1958.
The Shakespeare was a purpose-built theatre. The architect was J H Havelock Sutton. It was opened on 27 August 1888, and closed on 10 March 1956.
It r-eopened on 6 August 1956 as the Pigalle Theatre Club, and closed on 13 May 1957.
It re-opened under the management of Sam Wanamaker (Zoe’s father) on 31 October 1957 as the New Shakespeare which closed on 31 January 1959. The seats were then removed.
In 1960 the theatre was placed on the list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest.
In 1961 there was a proposal to turn the building into a warehouse for Ralph Hyman, the Islington dealer, but this didn't happen, and it remained closed until it reopened in 1963 as the Shakespeare Club. This came to an abrupt end in November 1963 when fire gutted the interior.
On 28 June 1966 the Shakespeare Casino Club opened. This was separate from the main auditorium which reopened on 19 September as the Shakespeare Theatre. (The cabaret was provided by Roy Castle and Derek Dean).
By the 1970s it was called the Shakespeare Show Bar (I saw Scott Walker there).
Demolished 1976 after a disastrous fire.
The Salvation Army built the new Ann Fowler Hostel on the site.
Original research by Philip G Mayer.
The New Shakespeare Theatre, Fraser Street, Liverpool 3. c1958.
The Shakespeare was a purpose-built theatre. The architect was J H Havelock Sutton. It was opened on 27 August 1888, and closed on 10 March 1956.
It r-eopened on 6 August 1956 as the Pigalle Theatre Club, and closed on 13 May 1957.
It re-opened under the management of Sam Wanamaker (Zoe’s father) on 31 October 1957 as the New Shakespeare which closed on 31 January 1959. The seats were then removed.
In 1960 the theatre was placed on the list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest.
In 1961 there was a proposal to turn the building into a warehouse for Ralph Hyman, the Islington dealer, but this didn't happen, and it remained closed until it reopened in 1963 as the Shakespeare Club. This came to an abrupt end in November 1963 when fire gutted the interior.
On 28 June 1966 the Shakespeare Casino Club opened. This was separate from the main auditorium which reopened on 19 September as the Shakespeare Theatre. (The cabaret was provided by Roy Castle and Derek Dean).
By the 1970s it was called the Shakespeare Show Bar (I saw Scott Walker there).
Demolished 1976 after a disastrous fire.
The Salvation Army built the new Ann Fowler Hostel on the site.
Original research by Philip G Mayer.