Swindon Arts Centre
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Swindon Arts Centre is a 200-seat entertainment venue located in the Old Town of Swindon
, Wiltshire
, England
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The centre features all types of music, professional and amateur theatre, nationally recognised comedians, films, children's events, and one-man shows.
The Arts Centre hosts festivals and series such as the One Act Play Festival, and Swindon Music Festival, and the Swindon Recital Series of classical music concerts. The Swindon Film Society shows British and international films at the centre.
In 2010 the venue underwent a major refurbishment. The ground floor was completely redesigned to create a new performance studio, bar & cafe and the refursbishment also made room for the Swindon Old Town public library to relocate in to the building.
became the first ever Patron of the venue.
Swindon
Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The centre features all types of music, professional and amateur theatre, nationally recognised comedians, films, children's events, and one-man shows.
The Arts Centre hosts festivals and series such as the One Act Play Festival, and Swindon Music Festival, and the Swindon Recital Series of classical music concerts. The Swindon Film Society shows British and international films at the centre.
Refurbishments
The Swindon Arts Centre reopened in January 2003 following its refurbishment. Improvements included the addition of a lift in the new entrance foyer to give easy access to the auditorium on the first floor, new accessible toilets and new seats in the auditorium.In 2010 the venue underwent a major refurbishment. The ground floor was completely redesigned to create a new performance studio, bar & cafe and the refursbishment also made room for the Swindon Old Town public library to relocate in to the building.
Patron
In November 2010 television personality Richard DiganceRichard Digance
Richard Digance is a comedian and folk singer.- Biography :He studied Mechanical Engineering at Reid Kerr College Paisley, during which time he was inspired by Billy Connolly....
became the first ever Patron of the venue.