Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Coronation Street set to be turned into theatre and arts venue

Former Granada TV HQ
Since Coronation Street moved to its new site at Media City, the old site continue to run the Coronation Street tours for fans.  However, we have already blogged the news that the site will be closed and demolished next year.

It's been announced today that the site will be developed into a new £78 million theatre and arts venue.  The BBC report that the venue is to be called The Factory, in homage to the city's legendary Factory Records label.

It will hold up to 5,000 people and provide a permanent home for the Manchester International Festival.  The venue is due to open by 2019.

A council statement predicted that the building would "play an integral part in helping Manchester and the north of England provide a genuine cultural counterbalance to London".

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2 comments:

  1. Martin Leay3 December 2014 at 23:20

    Personally, I think this is the best possible outcome and I absolutely LOVE the proposed name. It makes it more plausible that some Corrie cobbles could be preserved for cultural posterity.

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  2. Donna4 December 2014 at 17:18

    If you want to send the Corrie cast a christmas card what is their address. Thanks.

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