Royal Exchange
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Royal Exchange - © Nathan Cox/Time Out
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The Exchange, once the world's biggest commercial trading floor, has its history writ large on its interior - literally, as cotton prices are still posted high on the walls. The Victorian building was converted into a theatre in 1976, and theatrical business was, for a while, brisk - until the 1996 IRA bomb forced its closure.
Reopening in 1998 with a dedicated studio space for new work, the theatre chose Stanley Houghton's play Hindle Wakes for its re-launch - the same work that had been running when the explosion took place. A symbol of the theatre's indefatigability, it was the perfect choice for a venue that, today, continues to stage some of the city's best theatre.
Royal Exchange details
M2 7DH
Area City Centre
Transport Metrolink Market Street or St Peter's Square, or City Centre buses, or Victoria rail
Telephone 161 833 9833
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