Theatre manager Jeremy Cave adjusts the lighting in the private 1938 Art Deco Theatre of Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire.
Picture by Roger Bamber 7 May 2001 Theatre manager Jeremy Cave adjusts the lighting in the Art Deco Theatre in Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire. The ornate building once owned by Julien Cahn. Stanford Hall theatre is a little Glyndebourne in the Midlands in that it is a purpose built, fully equipped playhouse in the middle of the Nottinghamshire countryside. Stanford Hall itself was built between 1711 & 1714. In 1938 Sir Julian Cahn, then owner of the Hall, responsible for a successful furnishing empire and, as it happened, an expert conjuror, erected a private theatre to the east of the hall for the purpose of staging his own shows of magic. The Art Deco interior is in its original condition except for the addition of speakers and spotlights. Lighting is entirely concealed in the vertical and horizontal coving of walls and ceiling. Most of these lights point towards the stage except for those surrounding two ornamental plaster vases. The large mural and ceiling panels are by Beatrice MacDermott.
Size: 3610px × 2482px
Location: Stanford Hall, Melton Road, Stanford on Soar, Nottinghamshire, LE12 5QW, England Britain UK
Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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