The Festival Theatre was a theatre in Paignton, Devon, England.
Opened in 1967, the Festival Theatre was a seafront theatre located on the Paignton Esplanade, capable of staging large summer shows. It was in direct competition with the Princess and Pavilion theatres in Torquay.
The theatre closed at the end of 1998, and the building re-opened in October 1999 as a multiscreen cinema, known as the Apollo. Since the closure of the Festival Theatre, the Palace Theatre in Palace Avenue, a smaller venue, has taken over as the main theatre in Paignton.
Summer shows 1971 - Leslie Crowther, Basil Brush, Larry Grayson, John Hanson1971 Summer show programme 1974 - the Black and White Minstrels with Don McClane 1975 - Ronnie Corbett, Kenneth McKellar, Keith Harris1975 Summer show programme 1976 - Black and White Minstrels with Roy Hudd 1977 - Tommy Steele, Cool Breeze, Lennie Bennett1977 Summer show programme 1978 - Freddie Starr, Roy Walker, Lyn Paul, Paul Ridgeway, Pamela Davis Dancers 1980 - Tom O'Connor 1981 - Freddie Starr 1981 - Dana; the show transferred from Babbacombe Theatre 1982 - Danny La Rue 1987 - Michael Barrymore 1988 - The Cannon and Ball Show with Allan Stewart, The Three Degrees, Domino, The Mike Ryal Orchestra and The Brian Rogers Dancers 1989 - Les Dawson 1997 - Bradley Walsh
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