Exploring the lovely London Coliseum today with @frankmatchamsoc.bsky.social for the Frank Matcham Society AGM. #theatrearchitecture #historictheatres #Matcham
May 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Exploring the lovely London Coliseum today with @frankmatchamsoc.bsky.social for the Frank Matcham Society AGM. #theatrearchitecture #historictheatres #Matcham
A fine visit today to Frank Matcham’s glorious Royal Hall (on #WorldTheatreDay) a rare U.K. Kursaal with @frankmatchamsoc.bsky.social #theatrearchitecture #historictheatres #Matcham www.frankmatchamsociety.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A fine visit today to Frank Matcham’s glorious Royal Hall (on #WorldTheatreDay) a rare U.K. Kursaal with @frankmatchamsoc.bsky.social #theatrearchitecture #historictheatres #Matcham www.frankmatchamsociety.org
February 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Happy Birthday to the Theatre Royal Plymouth which turns 42 today 🎂
This Grade II listed building is a distinctive example of a post-war repertory theatre and an important cultural hub for communities in the south west.
📸: Ian Grundy
#Plymouth #Theatre #TheatreArchitecture #Arts #Performance
This Grade II listed building is a distinctive example of a post-war repertory theatre and an important cultural hub for communities in the south west.
📸: Ian Grundy
#Plymouth #Theatre #TheatreArchitecture #Arts #Performance
May 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Happy Birthday to the Theatre Royal Plymouth which turns 42 today 🎂
This Grade II listed building is a distinctive example of a post-war repertory theatre and an important cultural hub for communities in the south west.
📸: Ian Grundy
#Plymouth #Theatre #TheatreArchitecture #Arts #Performance
This Grade II listed building is a distinctive example of a post-war repertory theatre and an important cultural hub for communities in the south west.
📸: Ian Grundy
#Plymouth #Theatre #TheatreArchitecture #Arts #Performance
Orchestra pits aren’t always as straightforward as they seem.
But we have the experience to make sure you get it right.
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#orchestrapit
#theatretech
#theatrearchitecture
#theatre
But we have the experience to make sure you get it right.
#heretosupportyou
#orchestrapit
#theatretech
#theatrearchitecture
#theatre
June 24, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Orchestra pits aren’t always as straightforward as they seem.
But we have the experience to make sure you get it right.
#heretosupportyou
#orchestrapit
#theatretech
#theatrearchitecture
#theatre
But we have the experience to make sure you get it right.
#heretosupportyou
#orchestrapit
#theatretech
#theatrearchitecture
#theatre
How did it get to be July already?
Let's look back at some July projects from recent years.
#heretosupportyou
#seatingtiers
#theatrearchitecture
#metrodeck
#Steeldeck
Let's look back at some July projects from recent years.
#heretosupportyou
#seatingtiers
#theatrearchitecture
#metrodeck
#Steeldeck
July 1, 2026 at 5:59 AM
How did it get to be July already?
Let's look back at some July projects from recent years.
#heretosupportyou
#seatingtiers
#theatrearchitecture
#metrodeck
#Steeldeck
Let's look back at some July projects from recent years.
#heretosupportyou
#seatingtiers
#theatrearchitecture
#metrodeck
#Steeldeck
Buxton Opera House — one of Frank Matcham’s most delightful surviving theatres.
Opened in 1903, its richly decorated auditorium displays Matcham’s flair on a wonderfully intimate scale. Beautifully restored and still in regular use more than 120 years later.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
Opened in 1903, its richly decorated auditorium displays Matcham’s flair on a wonderfully intimate scale. Beautifully restored and still in regular use more than 120 years later.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
Our colleague Ross recently visited Buxton Opera House, a Grade II* listed theatre designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1903.
With its grand stone frontage, ornate glass canopy and distinctive domed towers, its one of the finest examples of #Edwardian theatre #architecture.
With its grand stone frontage, ornate glass canopy and distinctive domed towers, its one of the finest examples of #Edwardian theatre #architecture.
August 23, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Buxton Opera House — one of Frank Matcham’s most delightful surviving theatres.
Opened in 1903, its richly decorated auditorium displays Matcham’s flair on a wonderfully intimate scale. Beautifully restored and still in regular use more than 120 years later.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
Opened in 1903, its richly decorated auditorium displays Matcham’s flair on a wonderfully intimate scale. Beautifully restored and still in regular use more than 120 years later.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
A great survivor and a wonderful example of Frank Matcham’s exuberant imagination! #Matcham #theatrearchitecture #historictheatres #visittheatres
April 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A great survivor and a wonderful example of Frank Matcham’s exuberant imagination! #Matcham #theatrearchitecture #historictheatres #visittheatres
Phipps outside. Matcham inside.
On this day in 1910, Aberdeen’s Tivoli Theatre reopened after Frank Matcham transformed its interior, creating the elegant auditorium that survives today behind C. J. Phipps’ 1872 granite façade.
#FrankMatcham #Aberdeen #TheatreArchitecture
On this day in 1910, Aberdeen’s Tivoli Theatre reopened after Frank Matcham transformed its interior, creating the elegant auditorium that survives today behind C. J. Phipps’ 1872 granite façade.
#FrankMatcham #Aberdeen #TheatreArchitecture
July 18, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Phipps outside. Matcham inside.
On this day in 1910, Aberdeen’s Tivoli Theatre reopened after Frank Matcham transformed its interior, creating the elegant auditorium that survives today behind C. J. Phipps’ 1872 granite façade.
#FrankMatcham #Aberdeen #TheatreArchitecture
On this day in 1910, Aberdeen’s Tivoli Theatre reopened after Frank Matcham transformed its interior, creating the elegant auditorium that survives today behind C. J. Phipps’ 1872 granite façade.
#FrankMatcham #Aberdeen #TheatreArchitecture
Sometimes we can't go in with our prefabricated tier system.
Overstepping is usually the alternative.
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#seatingtiers
#theatrearchitecture
#seating
#bespokedesign
Overstepping is usually the alternative.
#heretosupportyou
#seatingtiers
#theatrearchitecture
#seating
#bespokedesign
June 30, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Sometimes we can't go in with our prefabricated tier system.
Overstepping is usually the alternative.
#heretosupportyou
#seatingtiers
#theatrearchitecture
#seating
#bespokedesign
Overstepping is usually the alternative.
#heretosupportyou
#seatingtiers
#theatrearchitecture
#seating
#bespokedesign
Under our Total Seating Package we'll take you all the way from an empty space to your finished environment.
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August 17, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Under our Total Seating Package we'll take you all the way from an empty space to your finished environment.
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#bespokedesign
#totalseatingpackage
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
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Four remarkable survivors of Frank Matcham’s theatrical London.
The Palladium, Coliseum, Victoria Palace and Hippodrome demonstrate the extraordinary range of an architect who understood that the sense of spectacle should begin long before the curtain rose.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
The Palladium, Coliseum, Victoria Palace and Hippodrome demonstrate the extraordinary range of an architect who understood that the sense of spectacle should begin long before the curtain rose.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
Four London buildings. One architect.
The Palladium, Coliseum, Victoria Palace and Hippodrome were all designed by Frank Matcham.
Notice the names. They project grandeur. In Edwardian London, theatre was about being seen as much as seeing the show.
The architecture was part of the performance.
The Palladium, Coliseum, Victoria Palace and Hippodrome were all designed by Frank Matcham.
Notice the names. They project grandeur. In Edwardian London, theatre was about being seen as much as seeing the show.
The architecture was part of the performance.
August 23, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Four remarkable survivors of Frank Matcham’s theatrical London.
The Palladium, Coliseum, Victoria Palace and Hippodrome demonstrate the extraordinary range of an architect who understood that the sense of spectacle should begin long before the curtain rose.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
The Palladium, Coliseum, Victoria Palace and Hippodrome demonstrate the extraordinary range of an architect who understood that the sense of spectacle should begin long before the curtain rose.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/news/tnlhf-g... good news for Buxton Opera House, a Frank Matcham masterpiece
#Matcham #theatrearchitecture #historictheatres
#Matcham #theatrearchitecture #historictheatres
The National Lottery Heritage Fund awards grant for vital… | Buxton Opera House
Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre situated in the Peak District, providing Arts and Entertainment cross music, opera and drama, cinema
buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
July 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/news/tnlhf-g... good news for Buxton Opera House, a Frank Matcham masterpiece
#Matcham #theatrearchitecture #historictheatres
#Matcham #theatrearchitecture #historictheatres
A glorious Frank Matcham building! 👏 #frankmatchamsociety #theatrearchitecture
July 28, 2026 at 6:46 PM
A glorious Frank Matcham building! 👏 #frankmatchamsociety #theatrearchitecture
Our Total Seating Package offers you the security of a single point of contact for the structure – from slab to seats.
And our showroom to try it all out in first.
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#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#theatreproduction
#bespokedesign
And our showroom to try it all out in first.
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#theatreproduction
#bespokedesign
July 2, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Our Total Seating Package offers you the security of a single point of contact for the structure – from slab to seats.
And our showroom to try it all out in first.
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#theatreproduction
#bespokedesign
And our showroom to try it all out in first.
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#theatreproduction
#bespokedesign
Metrodeck - as good for tiers as it is for stages.
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#metrodeck
#seatingtiers
#tiers
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#theatrearchitecture
#metrodeck
#seatingtiers
#tiers
June 25, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Metrodeck - as good for tiers as it is for stages.
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#metrodeck
#seatingtiers
#tiers
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#metrodeck
#seatingtiers
#tiers
Sometimes clarity is the most important thing.
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#bespokedesign
#loading
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#bespokedesign
#loading
July 28, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Sometimes clarity is the most important thing.
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#bespokedesign
#loading
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#bespokedesign
#loading
It’s an adaptable system.
So, whatever your space needs...
...you got it!
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#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#cinema
#bespokedesign
So, whatever your space needs...
...you got it!
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#cinema
#bespokedesign
September 3, 2026 at 6:37 AM
It’s an adaptable system.
So, whatever your space needs...
...you got it!
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#cinema
#bespokedesign
So, whatever your space needs...
...you got it!
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#cinema
#bespokedesign
All from 2025.
And so much more still to come.
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#seatingtiers #seating
#stagemanagement #theatretech
#stage #theatrearchitecture
And so much more still to come.
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#seatingtiers #seating
#stagemanagement #theatretech
#stage #theatrearchitecture
October 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
All from 2025.
And so much more still to come.
#heretosupportyou
#seatingtiers #seating
#stagemanagement #theatretech
#stage #theatrearchitecture
And so much more still to come.
#heretosupportyou
#seatingtiers #seating
#stagemanagement #theatretech
#stage #theatrearchitecture
Inside Harrogate’s Royal Hall — the spectacular auditorium designed by Frank Matcham and completed in 1903.
Gold leaf, crimson velvet, sweeping balconies and rich decoration combine in one of Britain’s finest surviving Matcham interiors.
Grade II* listed.
#FrankMatcham #theatrearchitecture
Gold leaf, crimson velvet, sweeping balconies and rich decoration combine in one of Britain’s finest surviving Matcham interiors.
Grade II* listed.
#FrankMatcham #theatrearchitecture
August 23, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Inside Harrogate’s Royal Hall — the spectacular auditorium designed by Frank Matcham and completed in 1903.
Gold leaf, crimson velvet, sweeping balconies and rich decoration combine in one of Britain’s finest surviving Matcham interiors.
Grade II* listed.
#FrankMatcham #theatrearchitecture
Gold leaf, crimson velvet, sweeping balconies and rich decoration combine in one of Britain’s finest surviving Matcham interiors.
Grade II* listed.
#FrankMatcham #theatrearchitecture
What has our Total Seating Package ever done for you?
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August 4, 2026 at 5:16 AM
What has our Total Seating Package ever done for you?
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#seatingtiers
#bespokedesign
#totalseatingpackage
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We can manage the install of tiers with any of these seats.. and many more.
#heretosupportyou #seating #seatingtiers #tiers #theatrearchitecture
#heretosupportyou #seating #seatingtiers #tiers #theatrearchitecture
October 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We can manage the install of tiers with any of these seats.. and many more.
#heretosupportyou #seating #seatingtiers #tiers #theatrearchitecture
#heretosupportyou #seating #seatingtiers #tiers #theatrearchitecture
Hamilton indeed has a future… 😉
And what a setting: London’s Victoria Palace Theatre, designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1911. More than a century later, this magnificent Matcham theatre continues to house some of the West End’s biggest productions.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
And what a setting: London’s Victoria Palace Theatre, designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1911. More than a century later, this magnificent Matcham theatre continues to house some of the West End’s biggest productions.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
Worked in commercial regional theatre for 25 yrs and never really liked musicals. Saw Hamilton last night at the beautiful Victoria Palace. Stunning. I reckon it could do quite well.
August 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Hamilton indeed has a future… 😉
And what a setting: London’s Victoria Palace Theatre, designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1911. More than a century later, this magnificent Matcham theatre continues to house some of the West End’s biggest productions.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
And what a setting: London’s Victoria Palace Theatre, designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1911. More than a century later, this magnificent Matcham theatre continues to house some of the West End’s biggest productions.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture
The Royal Hall, Harrogate — opened in 1903 as the Kursaal.
Designed by Robert Beale, with its magnificent auditorium by Frank Matcham, this Grade II* listed building is a remarkable survivor from Harrogate’s golden age as a fashionable spa town.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture #harrogate
Designed by Robert Beale, with its magnificent auditorium by Frank Matcham, this Grade II* listed building is a remarkable survivor from Harrogate’s golden age as a fashionable spa town.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture #harrogate
August 23, 2026 at 6:07 AM
The Royal Hall, Harrogate — opened in 1903 as the Kursaal.
Designed by Robert Beale, with its magnificent auditorium by Frank Matcham, this Grade II* listed building is a remarkable survivor from Harrogate’s golden age as a fashionable spa town.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture #harrogate
Designed by Robert Beale, with its magnificent auditorium by Frank Matcham, this Grade II* listed building is a remarkable survivor from Harrogate’s golden age as a fashionable spa town.
#FrankMatcham #TheatreArchitecture #harrogate
We love a plywood finish.
We can’t help it.
We’re only human!
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#bespokedesign
#totalseatingpackage
We can’t help it.
We’re only human!
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#bespokedesign
#totalseatingpackage
August 21, 2026 at 6:47 AM
We love a plywood finish.
We can’t help it.
We’re only human!
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#bespokedesign
#totalseatingpackage
We can’t help it.
We’re only human!
#heretosupportyou
#theatrearchitecture
#seatingtiers
#bespokedesign
#totalseatingpackage