Agency:
Theatre Royal Board
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1973
End Date:
17 Apr 1986
Description:
The Board was created according to the Theatre Royal Board Act 1973 to administer the Theatre Royal.;;;;June 1984 was a low point in the theatre A devastating fire destroyed much of the stage area and the front of the auditorium, and there was much smoke and water damage. A fundraising appeal was launched to raise the $1 million needed to carry out repairs. The money was raised and the theatre underwent major reconstruction and refurbishment, reopening in March 1986.;;;;Meanwhile the Board had gone into abeyance. It was dissolved by the Theatre Royal Management Act 1986 which established the new Theatre Royal Management Board.
Information Sources:
Theatre Royal website 2013
Legislation Creating:
Theatre Royal Board Act 68/1973
Legislation Abolishing Agency:
Theatre Royal Management Act 17/1986
Functions Performed:
Cultural affairs
Controlled Agencies:
Theatre Royal (NG699) | 06 Mar 1837 |
Previous Agencies:
Council of the National Theatre and Fine Arts Society (TA204) | 01 Jan 1949 | 31 Dec 1973 |
Subsequent Agencies:
Theatre Royal Management Board (TA1969) | 17 Apr 1986 |
Series Created By Agency:
CB47/5 Samples of Wallpaper from the Theatre Royal (Hobart) | 01 Jan 1856 | 01 Jan 1889 |
AF260 Programmes | 01 Jan 1860 | 31 Dec 2005 |
CB47/7 Photographs | 01 Jan 1923 | 31 Dec 2000 |
CB47/2 Miscellaneous Correspondence and associated Papers. | 01 Jan 1950 | 31 Dec 1975 |
CB47/6 Recordings of Productions and Events Held at the Theatre Royal | 01 Jan 1950 | 31 Dec 2002 |
CB47/4 Plans for Alterations and Additions to the Theatre Royal. | 01 Jan 1951 | 31 Dec 1975 |
AF271 Newspaper Cutting Books | 08 Dec 1953 | 31 Dec 1996 |
CB47/3 Specifications and Tenders for Repairs and Alterations to the Theatre Royal. | 01 Jan 1964 | 31 Dec 1979 |
AF298 Articles, Notes, Corespondence relating to the History of the Theatre | 01 Jan 1970 | 31 Dec 1987 |
AA429 Minutes of Board Meetings | 10 Apr 1974 | 31 Dec 1998 |