Leicester Haymarket Theatre

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The Leicester Haymarket Theatre is a theatre in Leicester, England, based in the Haymarket Shopping Centre on Belgrave Gate in Leicester City centre.

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History

The Haymarket Theatre was opened by Sir Ralph Richardson and the opening season started with The Recruiting Officer on 17 October 1973, Economic Necessity on 24 October and Cabaret on 21 November. Leicester City Council purchased a 99-year lease of the theatre in 1974.

Between 1974 and 2007 the theatre was operated by The Leicester Theatre Trust. The trust vacated the theatre in 2007 when it moved to the newly built Curve Theatre, Leicester In Leicester's Cultural Quarter. The last show on was Wizard of Oz starring Helena Blackman and Ceri Dupree in 2006. The theatre was closed in 2007 would remain so for the next 10 years.

In June 2016 it was announced that the management of the theatre would be taken over by an organisation known as the Haymarket Consortium and that it would be re-opened as a performance, training and e-sports venue in early 2018. The theatre was opened for low-key events and performances on 2 March 2017 and a formal opening ceremony will take place later in the year.

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Metal Tree sculpture

The Metal Tree sculpture by Hubert Dalwood, located at the front of the entrance to the Haymarket Theatre, is the only major piece of abstract sculpture in the city centre.