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Anything Theatrical

Photos of old Movie Palaces, Theatres, Opera Houses, Drive-Ins, Multiplexes etc etc.

Featured Work

Lighting up the crowd - Houston Texas by Lydia Griffiths

This pic was taken at the show on my night off. We were playing an outdoor venue. I haven’t edited this pic apart from a crop..the beautiful lighting is all down to Brad our wonderful lighting designer. Yeeeehaw! -
The Opera House by JacquiK

This is the Opera House entrance in the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire. There have been 3 theatres on this site. The first one was designed by Frank Matcham and cost £9, 000 but it was demolished in 1910. / A year later in 1911 it was replaced by a much bigger Opera House at a cost of £16,000. / The third,and present one, opened on July 14th 1939 and cost £100,000 plus £25,000 for fitting out the stage and auditorium. Photo taken 15 November 2009. Sony100
Majestic Theatre - Malanda by Forto

The Majestic Theatre is one of the oldest continually operating country picture theatres in Australia. It is an icon of national cinema heritage and Far North Queensland settler history and architecture. In 1928, the township of Malanda thrived thanks to gold finds at nearby Boonjie. This, and the subsequent opening of the Gillies highway to the coast, prompted Patrick English, to take advantage of the tremendous potential promised by the latest sensation in public entertainment-the “Cinematographe”. Paddy was the son of dairy pioneer, farmer and entrepreneur James English, who built the Malanda Hotel, renowned today as the biggest all-timber building in the Southern Hemisphere. In December 1928 construction of the Tableland’s first and finest “moving picture Emporium”, the Majestic Theatre, was completed.
Behind the scenes - Sound Check by Lydia Griffiths

/ Every venue on our tour is different so every day we have the constant joy of sound checking. We use in ear monitors which means we all have our own mix instead of using big fold back speakers at the front of the stage which is a great idea in theory but usually takes a lot longer to get arranged! The size and type of venue effects the ear monitors and all of the lighting positions have to be re-arranged depending on space available. It’s a lot of work for the crew and quite tedious. I had lost the will to live by about 30 mins in felt that lying on the floor was a better option….turned out it was a nice angle to take a photograph from too! / Taken in Glenside, PA. USA.
The old opera house in Paris by James Duffin

HDR shot of the old opera house in Paris. Three exposures 2 stops apart. Hand held.
I Was Born To Sing For You by alucinari

Featured by Anything Theatrical 14 November 2009 BEST VIEWED LARGER Bono sings for fans at Sam Boyd Stadium in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. 23rd October 2009 Nikon D60 / 18-55mm lens @ 55mm / cropped to highlight subject / minor enhancements sorry, this image is not for sale
Melbourne Arts Centre by Night by Ian Ker

Horizontal and vertical elements. Yellow, blue and white. The whole is more than the sum of the parts, but the parts are also worth attention / Under Cover at Night / Late Sun Under Cover / Blues in the Night Camera: Canon Powershot SX100 IS with 10X zoom lens, 6.0-60.mm, 1:2.8-4.3. Hand held – no tripod. Vertical corrections in Photoshop. Featured in Anything Theatrical Group, 14 November 2009
NYNY by alucinari

Featured by Las Vegas & Nevada 13 November 2009 Featured by Anything Theatrical 14 November 2009 Shot in Vegas, but dedicated to the Big Apple. [ O ] In New York freedom looks like too many choices / In New York I found a friend to drown out the other voices / Voices on the cell phone / Voices from home / Voices of the hard sell / Voices down the stairwell / In New York, just got a place in New York In New York summers get hot, well into the hundreds / You can’t walk around the block without a change of clothing / Hot as a hairdryer in your face / Hot as a handbag and a can of mace / In New York, I just got a place in New York / New York, New York In New York you can forget, forget how to sit still / Tell yourself you will stay in / But it’s down to Alphaville New York, New York, New York / New York, New York, New York The Irish have been coming here for years / Feel like they own the place / They got the airport, city hall, concrete, asphalt, they even got the police / Irish, Italian, Jews and Hispanics / Religious nuts, political fanatics in the stew, / Living happily not like me and you / That’s where I lost you… NewYork New York, New York / New York, New York In New York I lost it all to you and your vices / Still I’m staying on to figure out my mid life crisis / I hit an iceberg in my life / But you know I’m still afloat / You lose your balance, lose your wife / In the queue for the lifeboat You got to put the women and children first / But you’ve got an unquenchable thirst for New York New York, New York / New York, New York In the stillness of the evening / When the sun has had its day / I heard your voice a-whispering / Come away child New York, New York – U2 [ O ] Nikon D60 / 18-55mm lens @ 35mm / minor enhancements
Behind the scenes - production manager by Lydia Griffiths

The lovely Dan. Another hard working member of the team. Dan is in charge of the general running on the show. If there are any problems, he’s the man to see/ ask for help. His cans or headphones link up with lighting, sound and front of house and so is able to pass on messages that we can’t. He’s usually behind the scenes and i always think it’s a shame that he and the crew don’t get a nice bow like we do. / Again, he is up with the lark and works long hours. Another chap with a permanent smile who is a joy to be around and when you’re feeling down and a long way from home.. he’s good guy for hugging! ;) Cheers Dan..keep up the good work. / / Concorde, New Hampshire. U.S.A - / FEATURED IN: ‘The Woman Photographer’

Recent Work

Forever by alucinari

BEST VIEWED LARGER A bust of James Dean on the grounds of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California. Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today. / – James Dean [ O ] Nikon D60 / 55-200mm lens @ 112mm / converted to monochrome / cropped / various enhancements sorry, this image is not for sale
Seats In All Parts by JacquiK

We went to an open day at the Grand Theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire. It was packed out because there was also a craft fair on as well, so there wasnt much opportunity to take good pics. But I did manage to get a couple and here is one I liked. This theatre is reputed to be haunted so judge for yourself if the chap in the box is real or not.
Krakow Opera House by Elena Skvortsova

Teater im. J.Slowackiego (1890-93), Krakow, Poland at sunset. The theater was designed after the famous Paris Opera
Lighting up the crowd - Houston Texas by Lydia Griffiths

This pic was taken at the show on my night off. We were playing an outdoor venue. I haven’t edited this pic apart from a crop..the beautiful lighting is all down to Brad our wonderful lighting designer. Yeeeehaw! -
Opera House by PhotosByG

The Buxton Opera House, Buxton, England.
The Opera House by JacquiK

This is the Opera House entrance in the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire. There have been 3 theatres on this site. The first one was designed by Frank Matcham and cost £9, 000 but it was demolished in 1910. / A year later in 1911 it was replaced by a much bigger Opera House at a cost of £16,000. / The third,and present one, opened on July 14th 1939 and cost £100,000 plus £25,000 for fitting out the stage and auditorium. Photo taken 15 November 2009. Sony100
The Stage Door by JacquiK

The stage door of the Opera House, Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire.
Behind the scenes - Rig check by Lydia Griffiths

The lovely Dan directing one of our stage hands to where the spot lights should be… - /
Writing

FEATURES!!…NYNY and I Was Born To Sing For You...

NYNY and I Was Born To Sing For You were BOTH featured by Anything Theatrical Baldwin Cottage was featured by A Home somewhere….. A hearty and grateful “THANK YOU!!” to the moderators of A Home somewhere….. and Anything Theatrical for making my day!!
Majestic Theatre - Malanda by Forto

The Majestic Theatre is one of the oldest continually operating country picture theatres in Australia. It is an icon of national cinema heritage and Far North Queensland settler history and architecture. In 1928, the township of Malanda thrived thanks to gold finds at nearby Boonjie. This, and the subsequent opening of the Gillies highway to the coast, prompted Patrick English, to take advantage of the tremendous potential promised by the latest sensation in public entertainment-the “Cinematographe”. Paddy was the son of dairy pioneer, farmer and entrepreneur James English, who built the Malanda Hotel, renowned today as the biggest all-timber building in the Southern Hemisphere. In December 1928 construction of the Tableland’s first and finest “moving picture Emporium”, the Majestic Theatre, was completed.
Behind the scenes - Sound Check by Lydia Griffiths

/ Every venue on our tour is different so every day we have the constant joy of sound checking. We use in ear monitors which means we all have our own mix instead of using big fold back speakers at the front of the stage which is a great idea in theory but usually takes a lot longer to get arranged! The size and type of venue effects the ear monitors and all of the lighting positions have to be re-arranged depending on space available. It’s a lot of work for the crew and quite tedious. I had lost the will to live by about 30 mins in felt that lying on the floor was a better option….turned out it was a nice angle to take a photograph from too! / Taken in Glenside, PA. USA.

About This Group

Movie Palaces, Theatres, Opera Houses, Cinemas, Drive-Ins, Multiplexes, back stage areas, auditoriums, foyers, neon signs, marquees, billboards, rehearsal areas, outside shots etc etc – in fact, anything theatrical may be submitted.

The group is very proud to display our new group Icon, & it was photographed by
Mary Aleckson.