DARLINGTON
HIPPODROME ONE YEAR ON
Saturday
17 November marks the first anniversary of the opening of Darlington Hippodrome
following a multi-million pound restoration.
As the famous song from the musical Rent assures us,
there are 525,600 minutes in a year and Darlington Hippodrome has filled each
and every one of those minutes in the last year amassing several large numbers
of its own since the venue re-opened after an 18 month restoration project.
In the last 12 months a total of 358 performances have
taken place on the Hippodrome stage with 162,851 tickets sold. In the various
bars and the new Hippo Lounge there have been 16,179 coffees drunk, 2,535
locally baked scones devoured, 42,384 ice creams scoffed and 21,784 pints of
beer/cider enjoyed.
The last year has also seen 6542 historical items
catalogued as part of the on-going archiving of theatrical memorabilia such as
posters, programmes and press cuttings dating back to the theatre’s original
opening back in 1907.
A number of top-drawer theatrical stars have graced
the Hippodrome stage in the last year including Lee Ryan, Phil Daniels, Jimmy
Osmond, Stefanie Powers, Joe Pasquale, Susie Blake, Ruby Wax, Pam Ayres, Jane
McDonald, Cannon & Ball, Belinda Laing and Ray Quinn with several more star
names set to appear in the Spring 2019 season, starting with Louie Spence and
Zoe Birkett in the festive family pantomime, Aladdin.
Drop in for yourselves to see what a difference a year
can make. The Hippo Lounge is open from 10am every day serving drinks and
snacks and also offers free Wi-Fi and charging sockets for phones and laptop
computers.
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