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Alexandra Palace raising money to re-open “frozen in time” theatre space
By Chris Cooke | Published on Wednesday 27 July 2016
London venue Alexandra Palace has launched a fund-raising campaign in a bid to re-open a whole theatre space that has sat inside the complex totally unused for 80 years.
The theatre was founded in 1875 and was regularly used in the early decades of Ally Pally’s history. But it hasn’t been open to the public for over 80 years now and has been “frozen in time” as a result, which, says the boss of the trust that runs the building, makes the theatre “a unique and atmospheric space which you can’t fail to be moved by”.
A wider project is already underway to restore the palace’s whole east wing, which has received funding from both the Heritage Lottery Fund and Haringey Council, but the Alexandra Park And Palace Charitable Trust is now looking to raise £1 million from the public to specifically renovate and re-open the theatre, which could then be used for plays, comedy, film screenings and live music.
Says Trust CEO Louise Stewart: “Alexandra Palace is the original ‘People’s Palace’, held in trust for the public to enjoy forever, so we are appealing to the public to help us to make sure that this truly wonderful space can once again delight and entertain them, the audience it was intended for”.
