The Met (arts centre)

The Met (arts centre)

The Met is a performing arts venue in Bury, Greater Manchester. It has two theatre spaces and a café bar.

The centre is operated by Bury Metropolitan Arts Association, a registered charity. It has previously been called Bury Metro Arts and Bury Metropolitan, and is popularly known as Bury Met.

Location

The Met is situated in the Derby Hall, a large Victorian classical building on Market Street in the centre of Bury.

Programme

The Met houses a busy programme of events which includes theatre shows, many varieties of music, and stand up comedy.

History

Bury Metropolitan Arts Association was founded in 1975. The association originally operated out of a disused bank building at 2 The Rock, promoting events in civic halls and parish churches. It moved into the Derby Hall in 1979.

The organisation's founding Director was Dewi Lewis, who went on to found Manchester's Cornerhouse arts centre.

External links

* [http://www.themet.biz/ The Met]


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