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Article: Curtain rises on ultra modern Playhouse; As the new Whitley Bay Playhouse nears completion, David Whetstone sees how it compares with its much-loved predecessor.
- Article from:
- The Journal (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2009
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ANYONE with fond memories of the old Whitley Bay Playhouse will look in vain for it in the new one - although it must be in there somewhere. The plan was always for a redevelopment rather than a rebuild.
Gone, though, is the quaint facade reminiscent of a bygone age of Ealing comedies and end-of-the-pier (which, of course, Whitley Bay doesn't have).
In its place - and stretching confidently across the pavement - stands a modern, angular foyer of glass and steel which screams modernity and business-like functionality. Stepping into the foyer of the old ...