Tags: Theatre, Venue.

His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen is the largest theatre in north-east Scotland seating more than 1400. The theatre is sited on Rosemount Viaduct opposite the city’s Union Terrace Gardens. It was designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1906. On its centenary in 2006 the theatre was twinned with His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth Western Australia.After a National Lottery grant was awarded in 1999 the theatre was the subject of a refurbishment and extension.

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address
Rosemount Viaduct
architect
Frank Matcham
currently used for
Touring productions
former name
Aberdeen Playhouse
location city
Aberdeen
location country
Scotland
opening date
1906-12-03
opening year
1906-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
owner
Aberdeen Performing Arts
rebuilding year
2003-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
seating capacity
1470, 2300
latitude
57.148
longitude
-2.1049

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