The Metropole Theatre stood proudly in Manchester for over 60 years, providing entertainment for families across the city. When it first opened on Ashton Old Road in Openshaw in 1898, the Metropole Theatre was the second to be built and operated by the Broadheads Theatres chain.
It was designed by the architect J.J. Alley who also designed Manchester’s Hulme Hippodrome. The Metropole had a 28ft wide stage which dominated the space, 2,000 seats and two boxes either side of the stage.
As well as drama shows, locals could watch opera and pantomime performances there. READ MORE: Inside abandoned Manchester theatre left empty and decaying for decades Lost Manchester TV studio 'haunted' by an actor who died during a live broadcast From around 1909 to 1927, silent films were also shown at the theatre.
The 1930s would be a turbulent time for The Metropole, with it showing its final play, The Dumb Man of Manchester, before closing as a theatre for good in 1938.
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