| Address: | 10 Lord Roberts Road |
| City: | Beverley |
| Country: | England |
| Designation: | Grade II listed |
| Type: | Stage theatre |
| Capacity: | 192 |
| Built: | as a church in 1910 converted to a theatre 2013 |
| Architect: | George Pennington |
East Riding Theatre, is a theatre and café[1] in a converted former Baptist church located in Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[2]
The theatre is in a red brick chapel, built in the "English Free" style. It has a seating capacity of 192 with a thrust stage.
The building originally opened as church in 1910, it stopped being used as such in 1964 and came into the ownership of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. For some time it was used as a venue for local people to receive vaccinations. Between 1995 and 2007 it was home to the council's archives.[3] In April 2013, the East Riding of Yorkshire Council approved planning for the conversion of the building into a theatre which opened in 2014.[4]
The theatre's founder and original artistic director was Vincent Regan, who instead of using Arts Council or Heritage Lottery Fund funding, used sponsorship from local businesses. A significant amount of funding also came from the building being used in the filming of Dad's Army.
In 2017 Adrian Rawlins took over the role of artistic director, [5] and the role later went to Richard Avery.[6]