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.geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Grand_Theatre,_Blackpool&params=53.817287_N_3.053476_W_type:landmark_region:GB"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°49′02″N</span> <span class="longitude">3°03′13″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.817287°N 3.053476°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.817287; -3.053476</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Ltd</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Provincial</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1,100</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">1894</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reopened</th><td class="infobox-data">23 March 1981</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Matcham" title="Frank Matcham">Frank Matcham</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk">www.BlackpoolGrand.co.uk</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><div style="border:4px solid #87CEEB; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"> <a href="/wiki/Listed_building#England_and_Wales" title="Listed building">Listed Building</a> – Grade II*</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official name</th><td class="infobox-data">Grand Theatre</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designated</th><td class="infobox-data">26 January 1972</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference no.</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1280615?section=official-list-entry">1280615</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Blackpool Grand Theatre</b> is a theatre in <a href="/wiki/Blackpool" title="Blackpool">Blackpool</a>, Lancashire, England. Since 2006, it has also been known as the <b>National Theatre of Variety</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-grand6/40_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grand6/40-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a <a href="/wiki/Listed_building" title="Listed building">Grade II* Listed Building</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BCT2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCT2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Theatre,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Grand_Theatre,_Blackpool" title="Special:EditPage/Grand Theatre, Blackpool">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2009</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Grand was designed by Victorian theatre architect <a href="/wiki/Frank_Matcham" title="Frank Matcham">Frank Matcham</a> and was opened in 1894 after a construction period of seven months, at a cost of £20,000 between December 1893 and July 1894.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project was conceived and financed by local theatre manager Thomas Sergenson<sup id="cite_ref-BCT2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCT2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who had been using the site of the Grand for several years to stage a circus. He had also transformed the fortunes of other local theatres.<sup id="cite_ref-grand6/40_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grand6/40-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Matcham's brief was to build Sergenson the "prettiest theatre in the land". The Grand was Matcham's first theatre to use an innovative 'cantilever' design to support the tiers,<sup id="cite_ref-matcham_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-matcham-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> thereby reducing the need for the usual pillars and so allowing clear views of the stage from all parts of the auditorium.<sup id="cite_ref-grand6/40_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grand6/40-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sergenson's successful directorship of the theatre ended in 1909 when he sold the operation to the <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Tower" title="Blackpool Tower">Blackpool Tower</a> Company for a considerable profit. </p><p>The success of the Grand continued through <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> and on until the 1930s. The theatre now faced stiff competition from the newly introduced talking pictures and the building was operated as a cinema outside the summer tourist season. This practice continued until 1938 when the nearby <a href="/wiki/Winter_Gardens,_Blackpool#Opera_House" title="Winter Gardens, Blackpool">Opera House</a> was constructed. </p><p>The Grand was able to stay open during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> but the post-war rise in the popularity of television was probably the cause of the theatre's dwindling popularity toward the 1960s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The theatre's programme archives show that from 1964 the Grand was a summer seasonal venue. Plans were filed for the demolition of the historic site in 1972 but the Grand had become a Grade II* listed building earlier in the year, thanks to the initiative Jeffrey Finestone, a member of the Victorian Society. This enabled a group of theatre friends to successfully oppose any redevelopment. </p><p>The theatre was unused for three years before an agreement was reached with the Grand's owners, <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a>, that a refurbishment of the then unused building would take place if it could be used as a <a href="/wiki/Bingo_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bingo (UK)">bingo</a> hall. After three years of bingo use, the group of friends, now called the Friends of the Grand, with the support of <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Borough_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackpool Borough Council">Blackpool Borough Council</a> negotiated to lease and eventually buy the theatre back from EMI over a period of a few years. The purchase was complete by 1 October 1980 and a refurbishment, achieved partly through voluntary effort, was begun. Finally, on 23 March 1981 the Grand re-opened as a theatre once again to stage an <a href="/wiki/Old_Vic" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Vic">Old Vic</a> performance of <a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="William Shakespeare's">William Shakespeare's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice" title="The Merchant of Venice">The Merchant of Venice</a></i> featuring <a href="/wiki/Timothy_West" title="Timothy West">Timothy West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prunella_Scales" title="Prunella Scales">Prunella Scales</a>. The theatre's return was further confirmed in May of the same year when a Royal Variety Performance was staged in the presence of <a href="/wiki/Charles,_Prince_of_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles, Prince of Wales">Charles, Prince of Wales</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_status">Current status</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Theatre,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current status"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Grand_Theatre,_Blackpool" title="Special:EditPage/Grand Theatre, Blackpool">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2009</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Blackpool_Grand_Theatre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Blackpool_Grand_Theatre.jpg/220px-Blackpool_Grand_Theatre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="316" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Blackpool_Grand_Theatre.jpg/330px-Blackpool_Grand_Theatre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Blackpool_Grand_Theatre.jpg/440px-Blackpool_Grand_Theatre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4959" /></a><figcaption>Inside the theatre</figcaption></figure> <p>The theatre saw its centenary in 1994 and a restoration project was begun in the 1990s that was completed in 2007<sup id="cite_ref-grand6/40_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grand6/40-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after fifteen years of work and about £3million of investment. </p><p>In 2006, the Grand was named the United Kingdom's National Theatre of Variety. The title was awarded nationally by <a href="/wiki/British_Actors%27_Equity_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="British Actors' Equity Association">Equity</a> who staged an all-star gala performance to celebrate the theatre's new accolade. </p><p>Since reopening in 1981, the board of directors of Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Limited, theatre proprietors, has been led by chairmen John Hodgson (to 1981), W Geoffrey Thompson OBE (1982 to 1993), Samuel G Lee (1993 to 2003), David Coupe (2003 to 2009) and Anthony P Stone (2009 to present). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Friends_of_the_Grand">Friends of the Grand</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Theatre,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Friends of the Grand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Friends of the Grand supports the Grand Theatre and its programme of events. Formed in 1973 to save the building from demolition, the first Friends were literally 'hands-on'. They painted the dressing rooms, repaired holes to the ceiling and helped to get the theatre into shape. </p><p>Funds were raised in many ways, including Midnight Matinées; all part of the bid to save the theatre. Early Friends included <a href="/wiki/Violet_Carson" title="Violet Carson">Violet Carson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alistair_Cooke" title="Alistair Cooke">Alistair Cooke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dodd" title="Ken Dodd">Ken Dodd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Crowther" title="Leslie Crowther">Leslie Crowther</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timothy_West" title="Timothy West">Timothy West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prunella_Scales" title="Prunella Scales">Prunella Scales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pearce" title="Billy Pearce">Billy Pearce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Casson" title="Johnnie Casson">Johnnie Casson</a>. </p><p>The role of the Friends of the Grand has changed over the years. They now raise funds from subscriptions and social events to finance projects within the theatre, primarily aimed at enhancing the comfort of the patrons. The Friends have contributed in excess of £750,800 towards projects including the provision of new carpets, seating and technical equipment. By Autumn 2008, the Friends had contributed almost £250,000 to the Sam Lee Appeal to improve the amenities and to renovate the theatre interior.<sup id="cite_ref-Grand6/1330_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grand6/1330-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Friends are also the founding angel of the National Theatre of Variety.<sup id="cite_ref-FOG5/93_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOG5/93-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Theatre,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-grand6/40-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-grand6/40_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-grand6/40_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-grand6/40_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-grand6/40_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080917040656/http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/information/6/40/Heritage-and-Conservation.htm">"Theatre Heritage and Conservation Statement"</a>. Grand Theatre. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/information/6/40/Heritage-and-Conservation.htm">the original</a> on 17 September 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 November</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Theatre+Heritage+and+Conservation+Statement&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpoolgrand.co.uk%2Finformation%2F6%2F40%2FHeritage-and-Conservation.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGrand+Theatre%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BCT2-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BCT2_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BCT2_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blackpoolcivictrust.org.uk/buildings2.html">"Listed buildings in Blackpool 2"</a>. Blackpool Civic Trust<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 November</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Listed+buildings+in+Blackpool+2&rft.pub=Blackpool+Civic+Trust&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpoolcivictrust.org.uk%2Fbuildings2.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGrand+Theatre%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1280615&resourceID=5">"Grand Theatre"</a>, <i>Heritage Gateway</i>, English Heritage<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 July</span> 2010</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Heritage+Gateway&rft.atitle=Grand+Theatre&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heritagegateway.org.uk%2FGateway%2FResults_Single.aspx%3Fuid%3D1280615%26resourceID%3D5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGrand+Theatre%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-matcham-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-matcham_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMercer_Walker1980" class="citation book cs1">Mercer Walker, Brian (20 November 1980). <i>Frank Matcham: Theatre Architect</i>. Blackstaff Press Ltd. pp. 125–126. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85640-231-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-85640-231-1"><bdi>0-85640-231-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Frank+Matcham%3A+Theatre+Architect&rft.pages=125-126&rft.pub=Blackstaff+Press+Ltd&rft.date=1980-11-20&rft.isbn=0-85640-231-1&rft.aulast=Mercer+Walker&rft.aufirst=Brian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGrand+Theatre%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Grand6/1330-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Grand6/1330_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080920091939/http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/information/6/1330/Grand-Theatre-Reseating.htm">"Grand Theatre Reseating 2007: Phase II – The Sam Lee Appeal"</a>. Blackpool Grand Theatre. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/information/6/1330/Grand-Theatre-Reseating.htm">the original</a> on 20 September 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 November</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Grand+Theatre+Reseating+2007%3A+Phase+II+%E2%80%93+The+Sam+Lee+Appeal&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpoolgrand.co.uk%2Finformation%2F6%2F1330%2FGrand-Theatre-Reseating.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGrand+Theatre%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOG5/93-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOG5/93_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100111145646/http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/information/5/93/Friends-of-The-Grand.htm">"Friends of The Grand"</a>. Grand Theatre. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/information/5/93/Friends-of-The-Grand.htm">the original</a> on 11 January 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 November</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Friends+of+The+Grand&rft.pub=Grand+Theatre&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpoolgrand.co.uk%2Finformation%2F5%2F93%2FFriends-of-The-Grand.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGrand+Theatre%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Theatre,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBand1986" class="citation book cs1">Band, Barry (1986). <i>Blackpool Grand Theatre, the Early Years</i>. Barry Band.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Blackpool+Grand+Theatre%2C+the+Early+Years&rft.pub=Barry+Band&rft.date=1986&rft.aulast=Band&rft.aufirst=Barry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGrand+Theatre%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Band, Barry (1993). Blackpool Grand Theatre, 1894-1930. Barry Band. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-898413-00-2" title="Special:BookSources/1-898413-00-2">1-898413-00-2</a>.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBand1994" class="citation book cs1">Band, Barry (15 July 1994). <i>Blackpool Grand Theatre, 1930–1994</i>. Barry Band. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-898413-01-0" title="Special:BookSources/1-898413-01-0"><bdi>1-898413-01-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Blackpool+Grand+Theatre%2C+1930%E2%80%931994&rft.pub=Barry+Band&rft.date=1994-07-15&rft.isbn=1-898413-01-0&rft.aulast=Band&rft.aufirst=Barry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGrand+Theatre%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Theatre,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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