Grand Theatre

Frank Matcham theatre in the town centre, one of Blackpool's finest surviving interiors.

Blackpool Grand Theatre is one of the town's architectural treasures, a late-Victorian theatre by Frank Matcham tucked close to the main shopping streets. Its interior is richly decorated without feeling pompous.

Check the programme before you go: touring drama, comedy, dance, and family shows all pass through. Even if the show is not your priority, the building itself deserves attention.

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The Grand was designed by Frank Matcham, the great architect of British popular theatre. In a town often reduced to neon and arcades, it is a reminder that mass entertainment also produced beautiful buildings.