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((Short description|Building in Belfast, UK))
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((Infobox venue
|name           = Grand Opera House
|image          = The Grand Opera House Belfast.jpg
|caption        = Front facade
|address        = 2-4 Great Victoria St,
|city           = [[Belfast]] BT2 7HR
|country        = [[Northern Ireland]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.goh.co.uk/your-visit/contact-us/|title = Contact Us))</ref>
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|architect      = [[Frank Matcham]]
|owner          = Grand Opera House Trust
|capacity       = 1058
|type           = Visiting Production
|opened         = 23 December 1895 <br/> 1980 (re-opening)
|yearsactive    = 1895–1972, 1980–present
|rebuilt        = Restored 2020
|closed         = 1972 (first closure) <br/>2006 (for extension) <br/>2020 (for restoration)
|othernames     = Palace of Varieties (1904–1909)
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|website        = [http://www.goh.co.uk www.goh.co.uk]
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The '''Grand Opera House''' is a theatre in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]], designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the period, [[Frank Matcham]]. It opened on 23 December 1895. According to the [[The Theatres Trust|Theatres Trust]], the "magnificent auditorium is probably the best surviving example in the United Kingdom of the oriental style applied to theatre architecture". The auditorium was restored to its former glory, and the foyer spaces and bars were reimagined and developed as part of a £12.2 million project in 2020/2021, generously supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. <sup>[1]</sup>

The venue hosts musicals, drama, ballet, opera and comedy performances as well as educational events and tours. The theatre's annual pantomime, which has been performed since its opening in 1895, remains the most popular show each year. The theatre's capacity is 1,058.

==History==
Originally called the New Grand Opera House and Cirque, it was renamed the Palace of Varieties in 1904, changing its name to the Grand Opera House in 1909. Charlie Chaplin performed there in 1908, and although Variety programmes dominated the pre-war years, entertainers as diverse as Nellie Melba, Sarah Bernhardt, Ralph Richardson and  [[Gracie Fields]] performed there regularly. It became a repertory theatre during [[World War II]] and at the celebrations to mark the end of the war, [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]], [[Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein|Montgomery]] and [[Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke|Alanbrooke]] attended gala performances at the theatre.  Lena Horne performed here in the 1940s on her way to and from her travels to France.

After the war, stars of stage and screen returned to the theatre, with notably highlights including performances by Laurel and Hardy, Vera Lynn, Orson Welles, and Luciano Pavarotti in his UK debut. In 1965 the National Theatre brought its production of Love for Love to the Grand Opera House with a cast boasting Laurence Olivier, Lyn Redgrave, Albert Finney, Geraldine McEwan and a young Anthony Hopkins.

The Grand Opera House was acquired by the [[Rank Organisation]], which led to its use as a [[Movie theater|cinema]] between 1961 and 1972.

As business slowed in the early 1970s with the onset of [[the Troubles]], Rank initiated plans to sell the theatre to a property developer, who proposed that the building be pulled down and replaced with an office block. However, following the action of Kenneth Jamison (director of the [[Arts Council of Northern Ireland]]) and [[Charles Brett]] (founder member of the [[Ulster Architectural Heritage Society]] and ACNI board member), the building was bought by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and [[Listed building|listed]] in 1974. The Permanent Secretary of the [[Department of Education (Northern Ireland)|Department of Education]], Arthur Brooke, lent his support to the project and his department provided the funding for extensive renovatation of the theatre. The Grand Opera House reopened in 1980, and in the years that followed many leading performers appeared on its stage, including Liam Neeson, Rowan Atkinson, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Ian McKellen, Darcey Bussell and Lesley Garrett.The building has been damaged by bombs on several occasions, usually when the nearby [[Europa Hotel, Belfast|Europa Hotel]] had been targeted. It was badly damaged by bomb blasts in 1991 and 1993. The theatre continued, however, to host [[Musical theatre|musicals]], [[Play (theatre)|plays]], [[pantomime]]s and [[Concert|live music]].

===2006 renovation and reopening===
In 1995 the running of the theatre was taken over by the Grand Opera House Trust. In 2006 an extension was added which included a studio theatre space, extended foyers, dressings rooms and access for customers with disabilities. The theatre reopened with a Gala event on 21 October 2006.

=== Restoration 2020 ===
In 2020 the Grand Opera House closed for restoration and development. The project saw the auditorium's paintings and decorative and ornate plasterwork painstakingly restored and conserved, as well as new seating, carpets, curtains and drapes installed. The design of the foyer and public spaces was reimagined, with a new bar installed in the restored 1980 glass extension overhanging Great Victoria Street, and the stalls and circle bars refurbished. As part of the project, the theatre's technical infrastructure was also upgraded and a permanent heritage exhibition installed telling the theatre's 125-year history installed.

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
((Commons category|Grand Opera House (Belfast)))
*[http://www.goh.co.uk/ Grand Opera House website]

((Theatres in Ireland))
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[[Category:Theatres in Belfast]]
[[Category:Music venues in Belfast]]
[[Category:Event venues established in 1895]]
[[Category:Music venues completed in 1895]]
[[Category:Grade A listed buildings]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Belfast]]
[[Category:Opera houses in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Art Nouveau architecture in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Art Nouveau theatres]]

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