Theatre
The Gaiety Theatre
A listed theatre from 1902, known for its rococo interior and the Gaiety Whirl summer variety shows.
The Gaiety was built in 1902, rebuilt after a fire in 1904, given a new front in 1935 and restored again after a fire in 1955. For fifty years the Popplewell family ran it, and its summer variety show, the Gaiety Whirl, ran for up to 26 weeks a year.
The council bought the theatre in 1974. It is now owned and run by the Ayr Gaiety Partnership and welcomes over 65,000 people a year.
- Built
- 1902
- Listed
- Category B
- Audience
- over 65,000 a year
Nearby
- Wallace TowerVictorian tower · 144 m away
- Blue Bonnet TrailSigned heritage walk · 147 m away
- Elaine Stewart MPConstituency MP · 157 m away
- ScotmintCoins, medals and banknotes · 213 m away
- South Ayrshire Foodbank, Southside Church Charity ShopFoodbank centre · 223 m away
- Siobhian Brown MSPConstituency MSP · 238 m away
Where this comes from
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