Tivoli Theatre (Dublin)

The Tivoli Theatre was a theatre on Francis Street in The Liberties, Dublin which closed in 2019 and was demolished shortly afterwards for replacement by a hotel [1]

The theatre opened on 21 December 193 as a replacement for an earlier Tivoli Theatre located on Burgh Quay, which had closed in May 1928.[2]

Built to the designs of architect Vincent Kelly with seating provided for 700. The Tivoli Theatre opened as a cine-variety theatre, but by the late-1930s it had converted to full-time cinema use and was renamed Tivoli Cinema.

The Tivoli Cinema was closed in September 1964. It was converted into a nightclub and a shop; before finally re-opening as a live theatre in 1987 and renamed Tivoli Theatre. At time of closing, the upper theatre could seat 475; and the lower venue was in operation as a nightclub

The walls of the carpark had become a noted street art location and the planning permission to demolish the theatre required the extant art to be photographed and documented prior to demolition [3]

Notable Performances

The venue had seen The Cranberries, Oasis, Blur, Suede, The Beastie Boys and $uicideBoy$ perform.

References
  1. "Final curtain for Tivoli Theatre as hotel plan given green light". Irish Independent. 18 July 2018.
  2. "About". Tivoli. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  3. "Dublin's Tivoli Theatre will be knocked for a hotel - once the developer preserves its graffiti". Journal Media. 18 Jan 2018.

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