Savoy Theatre, Grade II listed theater in Church Street, Monmouth, United Kingdom
The Savoy Theatre is a listed building on Church Street in Monmouth, Wales, that serves as both a cinema and a live performance venue. It holds around 360 seats fitted with red velvet upholstery and is decorated with glass chandeliers.
The building started in 1832 as the Bell Assembly Rooms and went through several uses over the years, including a period as an ice rink and later as a cinema, before becoming the theatre it is today. Each change followed what people in Monmouth needed for entertainment at the time.
The Savoy Theatre is the only place in Monmouth where you can watch a film and see a live show in the same building. The red velvet seats and glass chandeliers give the room a warm, old-fashioned feel that has become rare today.
The theatre sits on Monmouth's main street and can be reached easily on foot from the town centre. Checking the programme before you visit is a good idea, as the schedule shifts between film screenings and live shows depending on the week.
The site is considered one of the oldest known theatre locations in Wales and receives no government funding at all. It is kept running entirely through local support and private backing, which is rare for a venue of this age.
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