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Apollo Victoria Theatre in general
Newest Review: ... 'super cinema' by E. Warmsley Lewis and W E Trent in 1929 in it's fantastic art deco style. The building is created in severe and unattractive concrete, relieved by vertical fluting to the front, and horizontal fluting to the side. The standard bore of concrete is dressed with polished marble, granite, and chrome detailing. The cinema closed in 1975, reopening six years later as the New Victoria Theatre, with a concert by Shirley Bassey to celebrate the opening night. For 18 years, the theatre was home to Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Starlight Express, for which the theatre was extensively redesigned to accommodate a complex roller ska... more |
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Apollo Victoria Theatre in general: The verdi gris inside (301 words)
by Happyjaw - written on 12.08.08 (Very useful, 25 readings)
Rating:
I was under the impression that the interior decor had been created, undoubtedly at great expense, just for the current show in residence, Wicked. However, that is inaccurate, the theatre has undergone renovations throughout some of the most artistic eras in the UK which is where the fantastic and somewhat ethereal design comes from. The building was designed as the New Victoria 'super cinema' by E. Warmsley Lewis and W E Trent in 1929 in it's fantastic art deco style. The building is created in severe and unattractive concrete, relieved by vertical fluting to the front, and horizontal fluting to the side. The standard bore of concrete is dressed ...
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