With employment across the grassroots music venue network down almost 20%, investing in the people who will power its future has never been more important. Applications close 7 September. Read more and apply via: www.beacons.cymru/traineeship

The new six-month Beacons Cymru traineeship combines real shifts, mentoring and hands-on experience before participants take what they've learned and produce a live music showcase of their own.

Aberdeen Music Hall combines history with modern performance. Opened as Assembly Rooms in 1822 and converted into a concert hall in 1859 by Archibald Simpson, it was beautifully restored in 2018 and remains one of Scotland’s premier music venues. 📷 Frank Matcham Society visit #frankmatchamsociety

Aberdeen Music Hall (1822) was transformed into a concert hall in 1859 by architect Archibald Simpson. Beautifully restored in 2018, it remains at the heart of the city’s cultural life. 📷 Frank Matcham Society visit. #Aberdeen #frankmatchamsociety #musichall

A BOOK FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN SOCIAL HISTORY OR THE GEORGIAN PERIOD. ‘Masquerade’ traces the history of this elitist entertainment over a period of a century from 1713, with the help of the impresarios who staged these costly events, and the guests who attended them. @yalebooks.bsky.social

You just don't know who they are yet. That's how grassroots music has always worked. Long before the sold-out tours, the festival headlines or the records you know every word to, there was a small room. A handful of people.

For Doors Open Days join us taking a virtual stroll up Sauchiehall Street for an updated talk on Glasgow’s cinema building history! Join Gordon Barr & Gary Painter Live (in front of) the big screen GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Sat 19 Sept @ 10am
Book free tickets: tinyurl.com/SauchieCinemas

The Clapham Grand, London. Opened in 1900 as the New Grand Theatre of Varieties, this magnificent Grade II listed theatre was designed by Ernest Woodrow and remains one of London’s finest surviving music halls. A true survivor of the variety era. #Theatre #Architecture #London

As it's now August and the height of holiday season let's take a nostalgic trip back to when Summer Seasons really were Summer Seasons. This video is delightful! youtu.be/5L11jLBpF6M?... #musichallmonday #summerseason

Edwardian Music Hall Song (You can do a lot of things at the seaside...)

Have you ever noticed when you're by the sea The things that you can do there with impunity? If we did the same things when we're up in town Moral Mrs Grundy on her face would wear a frown, Father,…

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The Victoria Theatre in Halifax is celebrating 150 years this year manchesterhistory.net/architecture...

The London Coliseum - one of Theatre Architect Frank Matcham’s finest works #flickr #frankmatcham flic.kr/p/2ndaNtM

The London Coliseum

The London Coliseum (also known as the Coliseum Theatre) is a theatre in St. Martin's Lane, central London, built as one of London's largest and most luxurious "family" variety theatres. Opened on 24 ...

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Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London — a performance site since 1683, named after Richard Sadler and his medicinal well. Today’s theatre opened in 1998, incorporating parts of F.G.M. Chancellor’s 1931 building for Frank Matcham & Co. A world centre for dance. #SadlersWells #London flic.kr/p/2stYT8w

Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London

Sadler’s Wells in Rosebery Avenue, Islington, stands on one of London’s oldest sites continuously associated with theatrical entertainment. Its unusual name dates back to 1683, when Richard Sadler op...

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Camels, Monkeys & Prancing Deer: A talk on Scotland’s Exotic Cinema Building History! Live (in front of) the big screen at The Broadway Cinema, 80 Main St, Prestwick KA9 1PA Sat 29 August @ 12.30pm Tickets £10 All proceeds go towards the Broadway restoration fund. tinyurl.com/PrestwickTalk

I'll be at brand new Culture House Sunderland talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' on Sat Sept 19th, 1-2pm, in Northern Bookshelf Live Readers Day, @newwritingnorth.bsky.social. Book here: www.sunderlandculture.org.uk/whats-on/nor...

Excellent opportunity to play a role in shaping the future of one of our #HeritageDevelopmentTrusts and to help drive positive change throughout Stoke-on-Trent through heritage-led regeneration. @re-formheritage.bsky.social is seeking new trustees to join its board. Find out more and apply: 👇

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Become a Trustee for Re-Form Heritage! Are you passionate about the heritage of Stoke-on-Trent? Do you want to join the Board of a leading regeneration charity with a proven track record at a time of exciting expansion? To find out more visit: re-form.org/careers/ #stokeontrent #charity #heritage

The Jewel of Harrogate: Royal Hall in All Its Edwardian Gl… | Flickr #architecture #harrogate #frankmatcham www.flickr.com/photos/fotos...

The Jewel of Harrogate: Royal Hall in All Its Edwardian Glory

The Royal Hall, Harrogate’s resplendent performance venue, stands as a testament to Edwardian opulence and theatrical flair. Originally opened in 1903 as the Kursaal, a name reflecting its spa-town he...

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Here’s a kimono-clad dancer in a traditional Noh play, painted by Uemura Shōen (Jo-No-Mai, 1936). Shōen was the first female recipient of the Order of Culture award by the Emperor. I particularly like the way the pale cloud pattern emerges on the hem and sleeve

Frank Matcham welcomes you! This bronze bust stands in the foyer of His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen. Opened in 1906, the theatre is one of Matcham’s greatest surviving masterpieces and remains a jewel of Scottish theatre architecture. #FrankMatcham #FrankMatchamSociety #aberdeen

This year’s list of theatres at risk has been revealed www.whatsonstage.com/news/this-ye...

This year’s list of theatres at risk has been revealed

It’s good news for two venues

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Phipps outside. Matcham inside. On this day in 1910, Aberdeen’s Tivoli Theatre reopened after Frank Matcham transformed its interior, creating the elegant auditorium that survives today behind C. J. Phipps’ 1872 granite façade. #FrankMatcham #Aberdeen #TheatreArchitecture

Aberdeen Arts Centre fundraising campaign raises over £80,000 towards future plans www.heraldscotland.com/news/2629542...

Aberdeen Arts Centre fundraising campaign raises over £80,000 towards future plans

Aberdeen Arts Centre has raised more than £87,000 in six weeks as its Save Aberdeen Arts Centre appeal works to secure the venue’s long-term…

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🎭 After almost 4 years closed for a major restoration and refurbishment, The King’s Theatre, Edinburgh welcomed its first audience back for A Great Night Out!—a test performance ahead of its official reopening. Here’s to the next chapter in the life of this 1906 theatre #Edinburgh #TheKingsTheatre

A new guide from Arts, Fundraising and Philanthropy (AFP) has identified private support as an “increasingly essential” component of the funding models for arts, culture and heritage organisations.

Private support 'increasingly essential' to cultural organisations, report warns - Arts Professional

A new guide from Arts, Fundraising and Philanthropy (AFP) has identified private support as an "increasingly essential" component of the funding models for

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Inspiring day at the @archhfund.org.uk 50th conference hearing from social enterprises, architects, developers - and the fantastic @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social! - about how we create better places through the reuse of heritage.

BBC Scotland at risk as swingeing cuts announced #BBC #Scotland www.thetimes.com/article/15a4...

BBC Scotland at risk as swingeing cuts announced

Fears grow as corporation aims to save £10m by axing 60 jobs north of the border and a total of 550 in news, nations and TV and radio content across the UK

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It's exactly a month until my talk about #WorthingPavilion and the #artdeco #seaside. I'm joining in the celebrations for the theatre's centenary, now one of only 5 #pier theatres in the country still in use. Tickets available from wtm.uk/events/worth...

We’re rounding off #GreatBigGreenWeek with the next addition to our Fifty@50 list, the brilliant @storyhouselive.bsky.social 💚 Read more about the theatre and how we've been supporting it www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/... 📸 Mark Carline #Theatre #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy

Researchers… it’s time to roll up, roll up 🎪 Join The National Fairground and Circus Archive for a one-day symposium on women in circus 🤹‍♀️ Open to the public at the University of Sheffield. Book your free place, online or in-person: tinyurl.com/WomenInCircus2026

Looking forward to speaking at this symposium in August 🎪🎠

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Researchers… it’s time to roll up, roll up 🎪 Join The National Fairground and Circus Archive for a one-day symposium on women in circus 🤹‍♀️ Open to the public at the University of Sheffield. Book your free place, online or in-person: tinyurl.com/WomenInCircus2026

I’ve been visiting the grounds of Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY for more than twenty years. If I had never found my way onto that campus, I do not know if After the Final Curtain would exist in the same way.