- Liverpool Empire Theatre
Infobox Historic building
caption=Liverpool Empire Theatre
name=Liverpool Empire Theatre
location_town=Liverpool
location_country=ENG
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construction_start_date=October 1866
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style=Liverpool Empire Theatre is located on Lime Street in
Liverpool ,England . It is the largesttheatre in Liverpool, and the largest two tier theatre in the country. It is part of theWilliam Brown Street conservation area.It was designed by W. and T. R. Milburn and opened on
March 9 ,1925 and was built byMoss Empires on the site of the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Opera House, the former New Prince of Wales Theatre and Opera House.In April 1979 Merseyside County Council bought the theatre from
Moss Empires , who spent £680,000 on works in the next 2 years. It is now owned byClear Channel Entertainment (nowLive Nation ) and in recent years has undergone a £10.5 million regeneration.In 2007, the theatre hosted the annual
Royal Variety Performance , withPaul Potts , the winning contestant ofBritain's Got Talent performingNessun Dorma .The theatre seats a total of 2381 audience members and puts on approximatley 400 shows a year
External links
* [http://www.liverpoolempire.org.uk Liverpool Empire]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/lime_street/empire_theatre/theatre.shtml BBC local history page]
* [http://www.liverpooltheatreguide.com/empire.htm What's On At The Liverpool Empire Theatre]
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