The Dancehouse

The Dancehouse Theatre and its sister company The Northern Ballet School have brought a varied and interesting mix of comedy, dance, music and drama to audiences across the North West since 1994.

The building which now houses the Dancehouse Theatre was originally designed by Pendleton & Dickson for property developer Emannuel Nove, as two large meeting halls over a parade of shops.  Before the halls were completed inside, they were converted into two cinemas (The Regal Twins) with fashionable 1930 Art Deco interiors.  These were subsequently converted in the 1960s to a five screen complex before closing in the 1980s.  A lease for the derelict property was obtained in 1990 by the Northern Ballet School, which together with it's sister company The Dancehouse Theatre, set about restoring the building to its former Art Deco splendour.