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The '''Town Hall Theatre''' ({{lang-ga|Amharclann Halla na Cathrach}}<ref>[http://tuairisc.ie/imeachtai-cad-ta-ar-siul-agat-an-deireadh-seachtaine-seo-2/]</ref>) is a [[theatre]] in [[Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].
The '''Town Hall Theatre''' ({{lang-ga|Amharclann Halla na Cathrach}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tuairisc.ie/imeachtai-cad-ta-ar-siul-agat-an-deireadh-seachtaine-seo-2/|title = Front Page|publisher=tuairisc|access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref> is a [[theatre]] in [[Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It was commissioned as a courthouse and later accommodated the meeting place and offices of Galway Corporation.


==History==
==History==
The building was commissioned as the courthouse for the town of Galway (the county courthouse being located opposite, across courthouse square, and still being used as Galway city and county courthouse to this day).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courts.ie/galway-courthouse|title=Galway Courthouse &#124; The Courts Service of Ireland|website=www.courts.ie}}</ref>
The building which houses the Town Hall Theatre was erected in the 1820s and served first as a [[courthouse]] and later as a [[town hall]]. In the 1950s, the building was converted into a [[Movie theater|cinema]] and was used for film screenings until it fell into disrepair in the 1990s. Galway Corporation (now [[Galway City Council]]), with the assistance of a [[Grant (money)|grant]] from the [[Department of Children and Youth Affairs|Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht]], undertook a major refurbishment of the building between 1993–95 and it reopened as a state of the art, 393-seat Municipal Theatre in October 1995.


It was designed by Alexander Hay in the [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical style]], built in [[ashlar]] stone and was completed in 1825. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto Courthouse Square, with the end bays slightly projected forward. The central section of three bays featured a [[tetrastyle]] [[portico]] formed by [[Doric order]] columns supporting an entablature. The end bays were fenestrated by segmental headed windows with [[voussoir]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/30314012/town-hall-theatre-courthouse-square-court-avenue-townparksst-nicholas-parish-galway-galway|title=Town Hall Theatre, Courthouse Square, Court Avenue, Townparks|publisher=Buildings of Ireland|access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref>
It is used as a venue during the annual [[Cúirt International Festival of Literature]]. [[Charlie Byrne's Bookshop|Charlie Byrne's]] hosts the festival's pop-up bookshop there each year.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519020721/http://charliebyrne.com/about-charlie-byrnes/ "About Charlie Byrne's"]</ref>


The building was later used as a town hall by Galway Corporation. The corporation was dissolved under the [[Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840]], with the [[town commissioners]] as its successor. After it was reformed in 1937, Galway Corporation was mostly based at offices in Dominick Street and Fishmarket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://branch.iwai.ie/corrib/the-navigation/|title=The Navigation Lough Corrib Navigation Trustees|publisher=Inland Waterways Association of Ireland|access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref>
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*[http://tht.ie/ Official site]
In the 1950s, the building was converted into a [[Movie theater|cinema]] and was used for film screenings until it fell into disrepair in the 1990s. Galway Corporation (renamed [[Galway City Council]] in 2001), with the assistance of a [[Grant (money)|grant]] from the [[Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth|Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht]], undertook a major refurbishment of the building between 1993 and 1995 and it reopened as a municipal theatre in October 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepage.tinet.ie/~tht/history.html|title=History|publisher=Town Hall Theatre|access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=YMskAQAAMAAJ |title=The Municipal Revolution in Ireland A Handbook of Urban Government in Ireland Since 1800|page=349|first= Matthew |last=Potter|year=2011|publisher=Irish Academic Press|isbn=978-0716530824}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8u3TKzAjCbMC |title=Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities|volume= 37|year=1994|publisher=Office for Official Publications of the European Communities}}</ref>

The venue attracts audiences in excess of 100,000 annually (close to 2 million since being officially re-opened on 1 February 1996) making it the most successful theatre of its size in Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All about the Town Hall Theatre in Galway |url=https://tht.ie/about#link-intro |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=tht.ie}}</ref>

It is used as a venue for several festivals annually including [[Cúirt International Festival of Literature]], which is held in April each year,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theirishplace.com/events/cuirt-international-festival-of-literature/|title=Cúirt International Festival of Literature|publisher=The Irish Place| access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://journalofmusic.com/listing/08-03-23/cuirt-international-festival-literature-2023|title=Cúirt International Festival of Literature|publisher=Journal of Music|access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref> and the [[Galway International Arts Festival]], which is held in July each year.<ref>{{cite web |title=40 Things You Might Not Know About GIAF |url=https://www.giaf.ie/about/giaf-40/facts/ |website=Galway International Arts Festival |access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Kernan |title=Galway International Arts Festival 2014- what's on, who's coming |url=http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/69887/galway-international-arts-festival-2014-whats-on-whos-coming |access-date=17 September 2018 |publisher=Galway Advertiser |date=29 May 2014}}</ref>

[[Charlie Byrne's Bookshop|Charlie Byrne's]] hosts a pop-up bookshop there in April each year during [[Cúirt International Festival of Literature|Cúirt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charliebyrne.com/about-charlie-byrnes/|title=About Charlie Byrne's|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519020721/http://charliebyrne.com/about-charlie-byrnes/ |archive-date=19 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 24 December 2023

Town Hall Theatre
Amharclann Halla na Cathrach
Town Hall Theatre
Town Hall Theatre is located in County Galway
Town Hall Theatre
Town Hall Theatre
Location within County Galway
Standort1 Courthouse Square, Galway, Republic of Ireland
Coordinates53°16′34″N 9°03′14″W / 53.276177°N 9.053985°W / 53.276177; -9.053985
Public transitGalway railway station
Capacity393 (Main Auditorium)
52 (Studio Space)
OpenedOctober 1995
Website
tht.ie

The Town Hall Theatre (Irish: Amharclann Halla na Cathrach)[1] is a theatre in Galway, Ireland. It was commissioned as a courthouse and later accommodated the meeting place and offices of Galway Corporation.

History

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The building was commissioned as the courthouse for the town of Galway (the county courthouse being located opposite, across courthouse square, and still being used as Galway city and county courthouse to this day).[2]

It was designed by Alexander Hay in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1825. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto Courthouse Square, with the end bays slightly projected forward. The central section of three bays featured a tetrastyle portico formed by Doric order columns supporting an entablature. The end bays were fenestrated by segmental headed windows with voussoirs.[3]

The building was later used as a town hall by Galway Corporation. The corporation was dissolved under the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840, with the town commissioners as its successor. After it was reformed in 1937, Galway Corporation was mostly based at offices in Dominick Street and Fishmarket.[4]

In the 1950s, the building was converted into a cinema and was used for film screenings until it fell into disrepair in the 1990s. Galway Corporation (renamed Galway City Council in 2001), with the assistance of a grant from the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, undertook a major refurbishment of the building between 1993 and 1995 and it reopened as a municipal theatre in October 1995.[5][6][7]

The venue attracts audiences in excess of 100,000 annually (close to 2 million since being officially re-opened on 1 February 1996) making it the most successful theatre of its size in Ireland.[8]

It is used as a venue for several festivals annually including Cúirt International Festival of Literature, which is held in April each year,[9][10] and the Galway International Arts Festival, which is held in July each year.[11][12]

Charlie Byrne's hosts a pop-up bookshop there in April each year during Cúirt.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Front Page". tuairisc. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Galway Courthouse | The Courts Service of Ireland". www.courts.ie.
  3. ^ "Town Hall Theatre, Courthouse Square, Court Avenue, Townparks". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ "The Navigation Lough Corrib Navigation Trustees". Inland Waterways Association of Ireland. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ "History". Town Hall Theatre. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  6. ^ Potter, Matthew (2011). The Municipal Revolution in Ireland A Handbook of Urban Government in Ireland Since 1800. Irish Academic Press. p. 349. ISBN 978-0716530824.
  7. ^ Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities. Vol. 37. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 1994.
  8. ^ "All about the Town Hall Theatre in Galway". tht.ie. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Cúirt International Festival of Literature". The Irish Place. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Cúirt International Festival of Literature". Journal of Music. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. ^ "40 Things You Might Not Know About GIAF". Galway International Arts Festival. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  12. ^ Andrews, Kernan (29 May 2014). "Galway International Arts Festival 2014- what's on, who's coming". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  13. ^ "About Charlie Byrne's". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014.
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