Swan Theatre, Worcester

The Swan Theatre was built in 1963 and opened to the public in 1965. The building was funded through private donations, City Council Funding and general fundraising undertaken by the Society for the Advancement of Music and Arts. The architect was Henry Gorst. The Swan was the first theatre in England to be specifically designed with disabled people in mind. On the 19^th July 1963 the foundation stone was laid by Dame Peggy Ashcroft and remains by the stage door to this day.

Past productions

Jack & the Beanstalk, Worcester Repertory Company 5^th December 2011 – 4^th January 2012.
The Rivals, Worcester Repertory Company 2002.
Absurd Person Singular, Worcester Repertory Company 27^th October – 13^th November 1976.
The Patrick Pearse Motel, Worcester Repertory Company 2^nd – 19^th August 1972.
The Two of Us, Worcester Repertory Company 28^th June – 8^th July 1972.
Saved, Worcester Repertory Company 14^th – 24^th June 1972.
Turn Your Own Sod, a gardening revue, Worcester Repertory Company 3^rd – 21^st May 1972.
The Seagull, Worcester Repertory Company May 1972.
The Real Inspector Hound, Worcester Repertory Company 12^th – 29^th April 1972.
After Haggerty, Worcester Repertory Company 28^th February – 4^th March 1972.

The Swan Theatre, Worcester, WR1 3ED
Telephone: 01905 726969
A proscenium theatre, seats 350.
Opened 1965
Official website

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