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Aberdeen Theatres: The old Theatre Royal building
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Aberdeen Theatres: The old Theatre Royal building

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Aberdeen Theatres: The old Theatre Royal building
This building was originally the Theatre Royal before being converted into a church in the 1870s.

The Theatre Royal was the first permanent theatre built in Aberdeen. It was opened in 1795 and was funded by subscription. It cost £3,000 and could seat 600 people.

The Theatre Royal was very popular with Aberdeen's high society until the 1830s when it began to fall into decline. Shortly after the opening of Her Majesty's Theatre the building was sold to the Church of Scotland.
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