Patti Pavilion

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Patti Pavilion
General information
LocationVictoria Park
Town or city Swansea
Country Wales
Coordinates 51°36′45″N3°57′49″W / 51.612493°N 3.963658°W / 51.612493; -3.963658
Named for Adelina Patti
Relocated1918
Renovated2009
Renovation cost£3m

The Patti Pavilion is a venue for the performing arts in Swansea, Wales, located at Victoria Park to the south west of Swansea City Centre. [1] [2] The theatre stages plays, pantomimes, musical shows and fairs. [3] [4]

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History

The venue is named after Adelina Patti, the great 19th-century opera soprano. [5] The building was originally sited in her winter garden at Craig-y-Nos estate. Patti donated the building to the City of Swansea in 1918 and it was relocated to Victoria Park. [6] [7] It is a Grade II listed building. [8] [9]

In 1994, it was given a superficial makeover by the BBC's Challenge Anneka . Already falling into disrepair, the building was further damaged by a suspected arson attack in 2006 [10] The pavilion underwent a major £3m overhaul in 2009 after it became clear that it was not being utilised to its full potential. The project was funded by the City & County of Swansea. [11] Work began in late 2007 to extend the Patti Pavilion with a new glass covered wing housing an Indian restaurant; Patti Raj, which has subsequently been rebranded as Adelinas Bar and Indian Kitchen. [12] [13]

Rock bands that have played at the Patti Pavilion include Spider (British band), Mountain (band) with Leslie West and Corky Laing, and Hayseed Dixie.

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References

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  2. ↑ Catherine Le Nevez; Paul Whitfield (16 August 2012). The Rough Guide to Wales . Rough Guides. pp.  179–. ISBN   978-1-4093-5905-0.
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  4. ↑ Scott Graham; Steven Hoggett (25 July 2014). The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre. Routledge. pp. 80–. ISBN   978-1-317-66727-8.
  5. ↑ John Frederick Cone; William R. Moran (November 1993). Adelina Patti: queen of hearts. Amadeus Press. ISBN   978-0-931340-60-4.
  6. ↑ Yvonne Rogers (28 July 2017). Adelina: A biography of opera star Adelina Patti. Book Guild Publishing. pp. 177–. ISBN   978-1-912362-09-7.
  7. ↑ James A. Davies (15 February 2014). Dylan Thomas’s Swansea, Gower and Laugharne. University of Wales Press. pp. 66–. ISBN   978-1-78316-133-1.
  8. ↑ "CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA" (PDF).
  9. ↑ Administrator. "About the Patti Pavillion". www.pattipavilion.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  10. ↑ "Pavilion investors tikka chance". 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  11. ↑ "Pavilion set for £3m overhaul". 2006-05-30. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  12. ↑ Plans to redevelop Patti Pavilion Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine , May 2006
  13. ↑ Patti Raj Indian Restaurant Website Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine , March 2012
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