Paignton: Festival Theatre

Country: England, United Kingdom
Historic County: Devon
City: Paignton
Location: The Esplanade

Opened June 1967 as "Festival Theatre", also known as "Festival Hall". 1470 seats. Closed 3 Jan 1999. Subsequently converted into a multiplex cinema, reopened Oct 1999 as "Apollo 9 Cinema". Later renamed "Vue Paignton" and "Vue Torbay".

Links: www.myvue.com, Theatres Trust, Wikipedia

Paignton: Festival Theatre Reverse Text: "Paignton Festival Hall"
Publisher: [Photo Precision, Huntingdon]; PT1597
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Torbay to Warminster, 1969

Paignton: Festival Theatre Reverse Text: "Paignton Festival Hall"
Publisher: [Photo Precision, Huntingdon]; PT1598
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from South Devon to Scole, 1970

Paignton: Festival Theatre Reverse Text: "Paignton Festival Hall"
Publisher: Photo Precision, Huntingdon; PT1598
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Paignton: Festival Theatre Front Text: "The Festival Theatre, Paignton"
Publisher: E. T. W. Dennis & Sons, Scarborough; P.0168
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Paignton: Festival Theatre Front Text: "Paignton"
Reverse Text: "Festival Hall at night, Paignton, Devon. With a fine sea front divided in two by Roundham Head, the popular resort of Paignton, with its wide promenade and beautiful gardens, has a picturesque harbour which faces due east across Tor Bay."
Publisher: N. P. O., Belfast; B7072-55954C
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Paignton: Festival Theatre Front Text: "The Foyer, Festival Hall, Paignton"
Publisher: Valentine's Printers & Publishers, Dundee & London, ET.5278R
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

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