Tags: Theatre, Venue.
The Queen’s Park Hippodrome in Harpurhey Manchester England was built on the site of an old tramshed and opened on 25 April 1904. It initially staged variety dramas pantomimes and revues which gave way to sizzlingly saucy French variety acts towards the end of the theatre’s life.Like many other theatres of the period the increasing competition from cinema resulted in its closure in 1952 and the building was eventually demolished in 1966.