Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester
Royal Exchange Theatre
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Places to see in ( Manchester - UK ) Royal Exchange Theatre
The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street.
The cotton industry in Lancashire was served by the Manchester Royal Exchange which traded in spun yarn and finished goods throughout the world including Africa while the Liverpool Cotton Exchange traded in imported raw cotton. In the 18th century the trade was part of part the slave trade in which African slaves were transported to America where the cotton was grown and then exported to Liverpool where the raw cotton was sold.
In 1999, the Royal Exchange was awarded 'Theatre of the Year' in the Barclays Theatre Awards, in recognition of its refurbishment and ambitious re-opening season. In January 2016 the Royal Exchange was awarded Regional Theatre of the Year by The Stage. In announcing the award The Stage said – “This was the year that artistic director Sarah Frankcom really hit her stride at the Royal Exchange. The Manchester theatre in the round’s output during 2015 delivered its best year in quite some time.”
The exchange has four storeys and two attic storeys built on a rectangular plan in Portland stone. It was designed in the Classical style. Its slate roof has three glazed domes and on the ground floor an arcade orientated east to west. It has a central atrium at first-floor level. The ground floor facade has channelled rusticated piers and the first, second and third floors have Corinthian columns with entablature and a modillioned cornice. The first attic storey has a balustraded parapet while the second attic storey has a mansard roof. At the north-west corner is a Baroque turret and there are domes over other corners. The west side has a massive round-headed entrance arch with wide steps up and the first and second floor windows have round-headed arches. The third floor and first attic storey have mullioned windows.
The Royal Exchange gives an average of 350 performances a year of nine professional theatre productions. Performances by the theatre company are occasionally given in London or from a 400-seat mobile theatre. The company performs a varied programme including classic theatre and revivals, contemporary drama and new writing. Shakespeare, Ibsen and Chekhov have been the mainstay of its repertoire but the theatre has staged classics from other areas of the canon including the British premieres of La Ronde and The Prince Of Homburg and revivals of The Lower Depths, Don Carlos and The Dybbuk. American work has also been important - Tennessee Williams, O'Neill, Miller, August Wilson - as has new writing, with the world premieres of The Dresser, Amongst Barbarians, A Wholly Healthy Glasgow and Port to its name.
The Royal Exchange also presents visiting theatre companies in the Studio; folk, jazz and rock concerts; and discussions, readings and literary events. It engages children of all ages in drama activities and groups and has performances including these children and teens. Performances include The Freedom Bird and The Boy Who Ran from the Sea.
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GHOST STORIES Manchester Cathedral & Royal Exchange Theatre. (Manchester,UK).
Here, I take a Look at Manchester's underground tunnels & Manchester Cathedrals Ghost Stories, along with near by Royal Exchange Theatre.
UK Theatre Awards - Royal Exchange Winners
The 2018 UK Theatre Awards were held at the prestigious London Guildhall. Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre came away with four awards:
Best Director - Sarah Frankcom
Best New Play - The Almighty Sometimes
Best Performance in a Musical - Ashley Zhangazha (Guys & Dolls)
Best Touring Production - Three Sisters
Royal Exchange Theatre: Young Company
Apply for the Young Company and get involved with some fantastic opportunities within the Theatre.
Royal Exchange Theatre: January 2019 Highlights
A look back over what happened at the Theatre in January 2019.
Royal Exchange Theatre - Where will you start in Manchester?
Where will John start in Manchester?
John who is a company director recommends the Royal Exchange Theatre, a place where some of Hollywood’s finest began their careers.
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身任公司董事的John為你推介Royal Exchange Theatre,有不少荷里活巨星都在此開展演藝事業。
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The Royal Exchange Manchester
we’re here because we’re here (Manchester)
‘we’re here because we’re here’ was a modern memorial to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, in which around 1500 voluntary participants dressed in First World War uniform appeared unexpectedly in locations across the UK.
Commissioned by 14-18 NOW (the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary) and created by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller in collaboration with Rufus Norris (Director of the National Theatre), each participant represented an individual soldier who was killed on 1 July 1916. The work was partly inspired by tales of sightings during and after the First World War by people who believed they had seen a dead loved one.
Covering the width and breadth of the UK, from Shetland to Penzance, participants took to the streets from 7am-7pm, visiting shopping centres, train stations, beaches, car parks and high streets to serve as a reminder to all they encountered of the 19,240 men who were killed 100 years ago the same day; the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
The event stopped commuters in their tracks, with many moved to tears, and images flooded social media alongside passionate responses to the sightings of soldiers in over 900 public places across the UK. A YouGov poll indicated that 63% of the population were aware of the soldiers, including over 2 million people who saw the soldiers on the streets. The event trended on Twitter for over 14 hours and achieved exceptional media coverage, uniting all mainstream media from the Daily Telegraph to the Daily Mirror in positive coverage. There were 190 million impressions on social media, over 94,000 posts mentioning ‘we are here’ were created and TV and press coverage of the project reached an estimated 31 million people.
we’re here because we’re here in the North West was led by the Royal Exchange Theatre (Manchester) in partnership with Bolton Octagon, LeftCoast (Blackpool), Oldham Coliseum and Storyhouse (Chester).
Matthew Dunster talks about adapting and directing 1984 at the Royal Exchange Theatre
The Royal Exchange
Ever wonder how the Royal Exchange in London got its name? Learn more about life in London during the 16th and 17th centuries at folger.edu/london
As You Like It Photo Montage
Photos from the Royal Exchange Theatre's new production of AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare (29 June - 6 August 2011). Photos by Jonathan Keenan.
UK Theatre Awards - Maxine Peake - Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre
Maxine Peake is to be honoured at the 2018 UK Theatre Awards for her Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre.
The Bolton-born actor and writer will receive the award in recognition of her reputation as a champion of regional theatre and a trailblazer for female and working-class voices, as well as her contribution to the cultural life of her home region – especially through her long relationship with Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre, where she is an Associate Artist.
The award will be presented by the Royal Exchange Theatre’s Artistic Director Sarah Frankcom, and award-winning Producer Conrad Lynch, at the UK Theatre Awards, held at The Guildhall in London on Sunday 14 October.
Ahead of accepting the award, Maxine Peake said: “I feel very honoured to be recognised by the UK Theatre Awards. As a huge fanatic of regional theatre, especially in the North, I see this award as a great platform to make some noise about the value of British theatre in all its forms, especially outside of the capital, and the importance of keeping it alive and thriving. I wouldn’t be where I am today without early involvement in wonderful theatres like the Bolton Octagon, West Yorkshire Playhouse and obviously, the Royal Exchange Manchester.
“We need to make sure young people, wherever they reside in the UK, can still gain access to these theatres and the vital opportunities they provide.”
Maxine Peake has enjoyed a prolific career as a theatre, television and film actor. In theatre, her work includes many critically acclaimed productions at the Royal Exchange in collaboration with director Sarah Frankcom, including A Streetcar Named Desire, The Skriker, The Masque Of Anarchy, Miss Julie, The Children’s Hour, Hamlet and Happy Days.
As a writer, Maxine’s acclaimed play Beryl, based on the life of professional cyclist Beryl Burton, was adapted for radio and the stage and is being developed into a film. Her play Queens Of The Coal Age premiered this year at the Royal Exchange and will be adapted for television.
Past recipients of UK Theatre’s Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre Award include critic Lyn Gardner, actor Ian McKellen and choreographer Matthew Bourne.
WIT by Margaret Edson
Margaret Edson’s beautiful Pulitzer Prize winning play closes the Royal Exchange Theatre Autumn Winter 2015/2016 season.
Celebrated academic Vivian Bearing is suddenly confined to her hospital bed, fighting an aggressive illness. She discovers grace, forgiveness and her true self, in the nick of time.
‘At its most simple WIT is about life, love, sickness and death, something we can all relate to. But it’s so much more intricate than that, it is a beautiful play that is full of grace and redemption’ Julie Hesmondhalgh
The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
21 January 2016 - 13 February 2016
By Margaret Edson. Directed by Raz Shaw.
Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
royalexchange.co.uk/wit
Merry Christmas from the Royal Exchange Theatre
We hope it's a scream!!!
royalexchange.co.uk/christmas
In the BEAUTIFUL THING Rehearsal Room
Sarah Frankcom is one of the Artistic Directors at the Royal Exchange Theatre and is currently working on a new production of Jonathan Harvey's BEAUTIFUL THING. In this short film Sarah talks about some of the techniques that she uses with her cast members to get them thinking deeper about the characters and their journeys.
Elders Company - Royal Exchange Theatre
Andrew Barry from Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre and Elders Company
Under Manchesters Royal Exchange Theatre
I had the chance to explore under Manchesters Royal Exhange Theatre. What an amazing space. #exploremcr
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Royal Exchange Manchester
Mr Heart - The Riot Song - Manchester - Royal Exchange Theatre - November - 2011
All-girl trio Mr Heart supported The Fall at the Royal Exchange on 20th November 2011, and very good they were too. Apologies that this video doesn't really do them justice but hopefully it is better than nothing. Good luck to them.