THANK YOU
Hidden Door would not be possible without the help and support of so many people and organisations . We would particularly like to thank :
The board , staff and volunteers of Leith Theatre Trust Kirsti Beautyman for our amazing poster designs Sheri Friers and all at The List Agnese and the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival Everyone at The Fringe Society Gamma Ray and Confusion is Sex Leith School of Art Our amazing team of techs , in particular Sam Jones , Ross Blair and Tom Sulat Danny Boyle Irvine Welsh Ruth McEwan and the Traverse Jen White and Puppet Animation Scotland Alisa Lindsay and the RSA Janine Matheson Becky Padley Carolyne Latham Lorna Brain Ryan Van Winkle Jenny Lindsay Martin Crawford for the plaques on the seats Alix Rothnie Verity Loughlin and “ Fresh Air Radio ” Alex Schweitzer-Thompson and Backstage Media Jon Mckay at Lothian Buses Nicola Boon Phil Bolger The Licensing folk at CEC Sam Pattman and all at Baillie Gifford The Biscuit Factory Creative Scotland Projector Club Paolozzi
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Barneys Thistly Cross Bacardi Artisan Roast Metro Ecosse Blue Moon Staropramen Great Grog Black Box The wonderful film makers at High Tide Red Bull Open Eye Gallery Bruce Stevenson Insurance Roseleaf Bar / Cafe Eagle & Fox Open Eye Gallery Broughton Property Management The Voodoo Rooms and everyone who donated to our crowdfunding campaign Scott Carroll Billy and Peter Ross Our Bars Designers , Chris Dobson , Donald Watson , Gunnar Groves-Raines and Martin Sweeney Tim Hetherington Just Rigging Alan and the guys from Paragon Everyone art Specialised Brown Paper Tickets and Red 61 The staff at Spoon and all the other cafes we regularly take over for meetings Our fantastic team-army of volunteer-stewards and venue-preparers , without whom we wouldn ’ t have a festival .
Also finally we would like to thank everyone who we have met along the way who has encouraged us and supported us by spreading the word , getting involved , or just buying tickets - it wouldn ’ t happen without your support . about leith theatre
Leith Theatre ( originally known as Leith Town Hall ) is located at the eastern end of Ferry Road , Edinburgh ( behind Leith Library ). The theatre complex , including a small and a large hall and the library , was a gift from the City of Edinburgh to the people of Leith following the controversial decision in 1920 to incorporate the Burgh of Leith into Edinburgh . The theatre opened in 1932 and was well used for community events and concerts ; the auditorium was praised by conductor Sir John Barbirolli as being one of the best in Britain . Unfortunately , in 1941 the building suffered bomb damage and was not reopened until 1961 .
Through the 60s and 70s the theatre hosted opera and ballet and some of the major rock bands of the 1970s , such as AC / CD and Thin Lizzy . Between 1984 and 1989 , however , it was only used once a year for Edinburgh International Festival performances , some of which were highly acclaimed productions , such as Yukio Ninagawa ’ s ‘ Macbeth ’ and Folkopera of Stockholm ’ s ‘ The Magic Flute ’ and ‘ Turandot ’.
1990 saw the last performance in the Leith Theatre auditorium – a Theatre Workshop community theatre production , ‘ The Lightening Plebiscite ’, based the events of 1920 . The building has sadly deteriorated and now needs extensive restoration to bring it back to full use .
The Leith Theatre Trust took over the running of the Leith Theatre complex from City of Edinburgh Council in January 2016 and is currently raising funds to renovate the main theatre , while continuing to run the small hall ( the Thomas Morton Hall ) for weddings , parties , dances , classes and performances . The Trust has been researching the history of the building , but there is still a lot that is unknown .
If you have any memories of Leith Theatre , email stories @ leiththeatretrust . org
You can help Leith Theatre Trust save the venue by :
• Booking the venue for your weddings , parties , ceilidhs , receptions , meetings , rehearsals or performances
• Attending events and performances , please see the website for what ' s on
• Joining the Supporters ' mailing list and following Leith Theatre Trust on Facebook and Twitter @ LeithTheatre
• Volunteering , please download the application form from the website
• Donating to the restoration fund at www . mydonate . bt . com / charities / leiththeatretrust
office @ leiththeatretrust . org 0131 629 0810 www . leiththeatretrust . org