Coventry Theatre

Commemorative plaque in Coventry

Coventry Theatre was a 2,000-seat theatre located on Hales Street in Coventry, England. It opened in 1937 as the New Hippodrome and was renamed Coventry Theatre in 1955 and in 1979 it was purchased by businessman Paul Gregg and became the Coventry Apollo. It closed in 1985 with a performance by Barbara Dickson. In its later years the building became a bingo club before being demolished in 2002.[1]

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  1. "Coventry Theatre in Coventry, GB". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 2014-06-01.

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