Royal Exchange Theatre in general Reviews

Newest Review: ... see and so booked a ticket for a later date. I was sitting having a coffee in the theatre bar half an hour later when a member of the box office staff came over to tell me that tickets for my first performance had been returned and if I'd like to exchange these for the tickets I'd purchased I could do so free of charge, something I've never experienced elsewhere. I have found that the website booking system is also very easy to use. When booking over the phone or online tickets can be posted out to you for a small charge (50p) or collected from the box office. When posted out tickets tend to arrive within a couple of days or booking an... more
Customer Royal Exchange Theatre in general Reviews (3)

by - written on 31/07/09 (Very useful, 208 readings)
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The Royal Exchange theatre is unlike any theatre I've come across before. Situated in the heart of Manchester city centre the theatre is housed in the great hall of the old Cotton Exchange building. In contrast to the building the theatre itself is a steel and glass module which provides a fantastic setting for theatre in the round for an audience of up to 700 people. Around performance times the venue is a bustling theatre packed with theatre goers but outside those times I find it to be an oasis of calm amidst the madness of a thriving city centre. Despite living about 40 miles away and having several excellent theatres nearer home I have been ... Read the complete review

by - written on 17/09/05 (Very useful, 418 readings)
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The Royal Exhange Theatre is in central Manchester and was the building which bore the brunt of the IRA attack in 1995. The 19th Century Corn Exchange in which is stands has been restored though and, inside, a modern, floating theatre has been built. It's a bit of a shock to see it at first, with the strange stilt-like legs and opaque glass panels, but unless you're very traditional in your architectural tastes, you're sure to be impressed by the design or at least their bravery in installing it. The main builing, as well as hosting the theatre, hosts several other theatre related attractions.There is the 'studio', which shows smaller and more autre ... Read the complete review

by - written on 19/11/01, updated on 19/11/01 (Very useful, 63 readings)
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The Royal Exchange, located in St Ann’s Square, Manchester, is the home to the Royal Exchange Theatre Company which was formed in 1968 by a group of successful theatre practitioners who were determined to give Manchester a theatre producing work of national standards. In 1976, the Company managed to secure a 25 year lease on the Great Hall in Manchester's Victorian Cotton Exchange, whereon Amber Hisott’s striking decorate glass design was added to the ceiling panels and deep blue stained glass was fitted to the halls’ already magnificent domes which showers stunning shafts of blue light thought the Great Hal and turned the Victorian Cotton ... Read the complete review
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