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BBC Playhouse Theatre, Hulme, Manchester, Radio 4 documentary 2002
YouTube has brilliant 30-minute BBC radio show made in 2002 in which various well-known entertainment legends (e.g. Ken Dodd) reminisce about their days at the Hulme Hippodrome and the Playhouse working for the BBC. Programme notes: Geoffrey Wheeler revisits the scene of the Manchester Playhouse Theatre in Hulme. Built back-to-back with the Hulme Hippodrome, theContinue reading “BBC Playhouse Theatre, Hulme, Manchester, Radio 4 documentary 2002”
Save Hulme Hippo: Janey Riley and Vikki Garlick on the Vintage FM show, All FM
10am and 11am on the Levenshulme-based Local Community radio station, ALL FM (96.9FM and online) two of our leading campaigners, Janey Riley and Vikki Garlick, make guest appearances on the Vintage FM show. They talk about the history of the Hippodrome and the Playhouse as well as the wider Broadhead circuit of theatres of whichContinue reading “Save Hulme Hippo: Janey Riley and Vikki Garlick on the Vintage FM show, All FM”
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Tracing the history of Hulme Hippodrome
The Hulme Hippodrome has an important place in British theatre history, as a surviving venue in the variety theatre networks that dominated British theatre from 1900 to the 1950s. In this article Sarah Whitfield explores some of the performers who worked at this beautiful and at-risk theatre. PB/16.02.21