Clwyd Theatr Cymru (pronounced [klʊɨd θɛːatr ˈkɨːmˌrɨ̞]), known until 1998 as Theatr Clwyd, is a regional arts centre located 1 mile (2 km) from Mold, Flintshire, in north-east Wales. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Mold (Yr Wyddgrug is a Town in Flintshire, North Wales, on the River Alyn.
The complex contains five auditoria:
- The Anthony Hopkins Theatre (570 seats). Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor.
- The Emlyn Williams Theatre (adaptable studio space, up to 250 seats). George Emlyn Williams CBE ( 26 November 1905 &ndash 25 September 1987) known as Emlyn Williams, was a Welsh
- Studio 2 (adaptable studio space, up to 120 seats)
- The Clwyd Room (multifunction area, up to 300 seats).
- Cinema (120 seats).
The complex forms part of the County Civic Centre at Mold (Yr Wyddgrug), being immediately adjacent to the Shire Hall (the administrative offices of the former administrative county of Clwyd, now the offices of the Flintshire County Council). Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996 it was a county with a County council, and was divided into six districts History The current administrative area of Flintshire (a Unitary authority) came into existence in 1996 when the former Administrative county of Clwyd It was built at the instigation of the former Flintshire County Council before it was abolished in the local government reorganisation of 1974 and replaced by Clwyd County Council, and the complex was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The name of the complex was changed in 1998 to reflect the reorganisation of local government at that time which abolished Clwyd as a county and brought Flintshire back into existence, although defined by different borders from the original ones.
Apart from hosting visiting theatre companies, Clwyd Theatr Cymru is home to Wales' major drama producing theatre company, under the direction of Terry Hands CBE, which stages several of their own productions throughout the year (including one of the longest-running pantomimes in the country) and also regularly performs on tour around the principality. The then Theatr Clwyd was famous for, among other things, hosting the successful second stage performance of the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy series
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