Description

Based on the 19th Century theatre in Northampton, this building was  designed by Charles John Phipps.   He was one of Britain’s most prolific Victorian theatre architects with over forty buildings to his credit, starting with the Bath Theatre in 1863 and including the Savoy Theatre (London 1881) and finishing with Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, completed in 1897, the last year of his life. This particular theatre is a real gem inside and well worth a visit. There are a few features about it that are unusual – the name – usually they were called ‘Theatre Royal’ The ceramic itself is enhanced with 22 carat gold hand painted.  Errol Flynn – of swash-buckling fame – was in Northampton in his early acting years and played in Othello at the

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