The Playhouse Cheltenham
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Overview
Originally built as a spa in the early 19th century, The Playhouse didn't become a theatre until 1945, when it was serving as an ARP Centre. Its first production was Shaw's Arms & The Man, on 9th April 1945, which is believed to make it the only new theatre to begin operation during WWII. After a fire in 1950, and plenty of rebuilding and reorganisation it became a volunteer-run venue in 1957, which it remains to this day. As well as staging plays and musicals, The Playhouse shows many films, mainly classics, and also engages with local charities and community groups.
About the area
Gloucestershire is home to a variety of landscapes, including the Cotswolds, a region of gentle hills, valleys and gem-like villages that roll through the county. To their west is the Severn Plain, watered by Britain’s longest river and characterised by orchards and farms marked out by hedgerows that blaze with mayflower in the spring; beyond the Severn are the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley.
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