Byre Theatre
This collection includes leaflets, programmes presscuttings and some production photographs.
The original Byre Theatre was founded in 1933 by Alexander B. Paterson, a local freelance journalist and prolific playwright, with help from a theatre group made up from members of Hope Park Church, St Andrews. Its first home was a semi-derelict cow byre which the group cleaned out and ran as the St. Andrews Play Club.
In 1969 the original Byre Theatre was demolished to make way for a housing development, and a new theatre built the following year. The current building was opened in 2001 by Sean Connery. Its main auditorium is named after Alexander B Paterson. There is also a second 80 seat performance space named after golf photographer, the late Lawrence Levy.
How to find material relating to the Byre Theatre
- Browse through a list of documents or events associated with the Byre Theatre or use the Name Search option on the Scottish Theatre Archive Search
See also
- The Byre Theatre: details of latest and future productions, plus latest news, information and photographs outlining the history of the theatre
