Close Theatre (The) (Est. 1965)

Citizens Theatre

119 Gorbals St, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G5 9DS, Scotland

Date Opened: 1965

The Close Theatre, a 150-seat studio theatre based in the dance hall adjoining the Glasgow Citizens Theatre, was established in 1965. As a members only club theatre, the Close was able to circumvent the strictures of theatre censorship (until its abolition in 1968) and was designed to encourage the writing and presentation of new and experimental plays as well as reconfigurations of well known classic texts or lesser-known works by major writers. With a members' bar and restaurant, it also quickly became a popular night-life destination. It was, however, a short-lived enterprise; the Close was destroyed by fire in 1973.

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Citizens Theatre (Theatre | Est. 1943)

119 Gorbals St, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G5 9DS, Scotland

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A Short History of the Close Theatre Club

http://citizenstheatre.blogspot.com

Blog article

Jenny Knotts, 'A Short History of the Close Theatre Club', Citizens Theatre Blog, 20 October 2015.

Citizens Theatre Website

https://www.citz.co.uk/about/citizens-theatre/history-the-building

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History: The Building | About | Citizens Theatre

Production

The Collection (Citizens) (1966)

09-Nov-1966 to 27-Aug-2019

The Lover (Citizens) (1966)

09-Nov-1966 to 27-Nov-1966

The Caretaker (Citizens) (1968)

14-Feb-1968 to 09-Mar-1968

Landscape (Citizens) (1970)

05-Sep-1970 to 27-Sep-1970

Silence (Citizens) (1970)

05-Sep-1970 to 27-Sep-1970

The Collection (Citizens) (1973)

29-Nov-1973 to 05-Dec-1973

Originally intended to be performed in the Glasgow Citizen's Close Theatre, following a fire that destroyed the Close in May, this production (and others) were temporarily relocated to Haldane Hall in the Glasgow School of Art.

Old Times (Citizens) (1973)

29-Nov-1973 to 05-Dec-1973

Originally intended to be performed in the Glasgow Citizen's Close Theatre, following a fire that destroyed the Close in May, this production (and others) were temporarily relocated to Haldane Hall in the Glasgow School of Art.