A 1,400-seat theatre in Leith – which has been dark for almost 30 years – has been given a new lifeline thanks to a pop-up arts festival.
The Hidden Door Festival, which takes over disused urban spaces in Edinburgh and makes them available to artists and other creatives, will run from May 26 to June 4, 2017 in the Citadel Theatre.
David Martin, Hidden Door’s creative director, told The Stage the plan was to use “every inch” of the building. Besides the stage, auditorium and balcony, the venue has old dressing rooms, passages, a projector room and an orchestra pit.
The theatre has been dark since 1988. Despite Leith Theatre Trust taking over the lease from City of Edinburgh Council this year, it is currently on the Theatres Trust’s Theatre Buildings at Risk register.
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