Brookside Theatre

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Brookside Theatre
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The entrance to the Brookside Theatre
Brookside Theatre
Location Romford, Greater London
United Kingdom
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Capacity 194
Opened2012;13 years ago (2012)
Website
brooksidetheatre.com

The Brookside Theatre is a 194-seat studio theatre situated in the centre of Romford in the London Borough of Havering, Greater London.

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The theatre was established in 2012 and plays host to many full scale theatre productions; musicals and plays, tribute bands, live music, comedy and celebrity guests and has been heralded as "Romford's best kept secret".

History

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The outside of the Brookside Theatre

The Theatre staged its first production in 2012; Shout! The Mod Musical .

As well as producing in-house shows which have included Avenue Q , The Woman in Black , Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , The Addams Family , Little Shop of Horrors , Peter Pan The Musical, and Hi-de-Hi! , the theatre now plays host to touring plays, top tribute acts, concerts, comedy evenings and celebrity guests appearances. The theatre has also produced a number of UK / world premieres including Forever Dusty , Life Could Be a Dream , When Rock n Roll Dreams Come True and Goodnight Sweetheart The Musical.

The theatre and the war memorial renovation is a completely self-funded project that relies on the generosity and kindness of local companies and organisations and the support of the local community as well as the dedication of its volunteers.

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The Brookside Theatre Auditorium
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The Brookside Theatre Box Office

Celebrity appearances

The following celebrities and bands have performed at the theatre:

Alleged paranormal activity

The feature reached the international media's attention in 2014 following CCTV footage that allegedly showed possible paranormal activity. [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Brookside Theatre - Schedule of events (Jan-June 2015)" (PDF). Havering Council. p. 3. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Now on to Romford for tonight's show at the Brookside Theatre". Twitter. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Wilkin, Andy (25 November 2014). "The first x-factor winner, Steve Brookstein performs live at the Brookside theatre". Hornchurchlife. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Brookside Theatre - Schedule of events (Jan-June 2015)" (PDF). Havering Council. p. 4. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Nair, Ajay (18 January 2015). "Jerry Lee Lewis tribute act to shake up Brookside Theatre". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 13 May 2015. He added: "It's a really lovely theatre too – I performed at the Brookside with Anita Harris last year, which was great."
  6. ↑ Richards, Lee-Ann (4 June 2013). "Chas Hodges to perform at the Brookside Theatre, Romford". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Honeycombs have the right to celebrate with a few dates". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "'Ghosts' caught on CCTV at English theatre". Breaking News Ireland. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Tétrico: Aseguran haber grabado a un fantasma en teatro inglés". El Dinamo. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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