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The Festival Theatre was a theatre in Paignton, Devon, England.
Opened in 1967, the Festival Theatre was a seafront theatre located on the Paignton Esplanade, capable of staging large summer shows. It was in direct competition with the Princess and Pavilion theatres in Torquay.
The Festival Theatre closed at the end of 1998. The building re-opened in October 1999 as a multiscreen cinema, known as the Apollo.
Since the closure of the Festival Theatre, the Palace Theatre in Palace Avenue, a smaller venue, has taken over as the main theatre in Paignton.
Summer shows staged
Summer show 1976 black and White Minstrels with Roy Hudd Summer show 1981 Freddie Starr. After some controversy Starr was replaced by the transfer of Dana from Babbacombe Theatre. Summer show 1982 Danny LaRue