Andrews Lane Theatre
{{Short description|Irish theatre and niteclub (1989 to 2014)}}
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|address = St. Andrew's Lane, Dame Street
|city = Dublin 2
|country = Ireland
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|opened = August 1989{{Cite web |title=Andrews Lane Theatre Opens |url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/2019/0831/1065179-andrews-lane-theatre-opens/ |website=RTÉ Archives}}
|yearsactive = 1989-2014
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The Andrews Lane Theatre, later the ALT niteclub, was situated on St. Andrew's Lane, near Dame Street, Dublin. It had two performance areas; an auditorium with 220 seats, and an 80-seat studio. The venue became a niteclub before it became disused, and demolished, and replaced with a hotel.{{Cite news |last=Hancock |first=Ciarán |date=18 April 2016 |title=Andrews Lane theatre in central Dublin sells for €4.4m |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/andrews-lane-theatre-in-central-dublin-sells-for-4-4m-1.2613981 |newspaper=The Irish Times}}{{Cite news |last=McCárthaigh |first=Seán |date=9 March 2018 |title=It's curtains for another arts venue in Dublin |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/it-s-curtains-for-another-arts-venue-in-dublin-b088m2wvz |work=TheTimes.co.uk}}
Establishment
The venue was established by private interests from the business and arts world without state funding. Stage actress Maureen Potter performed the opening ceremoney on 31 August 1989.
Productions
New productions by Irish playwrights in the venue included:{{Cite web |year=2022 |title=Andrews Lane theatre |url=https://irishplayography.com/venue?venueid=30001 |website=Playography Ireland}}
- 'A Country in Our Heads' - Dolores Walshe
- Aceldama - Jimmy Murphy
- An tUisceadán - Nuala Nic Con Iomaire
- Bé Carna - Deirdre Kinahan
- Bimbo - Rosy Barnes
- Buffalo Bill Has Gone To Alaska - Colin Teevan
- Buille an Phíce - Brian Ó Riagáin
- Checking for Squirrels - Eugene O'Brien
Demise
The closure of the space as a theatre was announced in 2007.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Joe |date=4 April 2007 |title=Farewell to St Andrew's Lane |url=https://www.hotpress.com/culture/farewell-to-st-andrews-lane-2918653 |website=Hotpress.com}} It became a niteclub and concert venue for the next decade.{{Cite web |date=21 April 2016 |title=Andrew's Lane Theatre to be turned into hotel |url=https://dublingazette.com/uncategorized/andrews-lane-theatre-to-be-turned-into-hotel/ |website=DublinGazette.com}}{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2016 |title=Dublin's Andrews Lane Theatre sold to become 'compact hotel' |url=https://www.hotelmanagement.net/transactions/dublin-s-andrews-lane-theatre-sold-to-become-compact-hotel |website=HotelManagement.net}}{{Cite web |last=Deegan |first=Gordon |date=14 July 2017 |title=Eir objects to nine-storey hotel on site of former theatre |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/eir-objects-to-nine-storey-hotel-on-site-of-former-theatre/35929339.html |website=Independent.ie}} It was then demolished and replaced with a hotel,{{Cite web |title=Green Light Given to Turn Andrews Lane Theatre into Hotel |url=https://www.98fm.com/news/green-light-given-to-turn-andrews-lane-theatre-into-hotel-157951 |website=98fm.com}} including a restaurant "ALT" named after the theatre.{{Cite web |date=19 May 2022 |title=ALT at Wren Urban Nest Dublin the Review |url=https://www.thetaste.ie/alt-at-the-wren-urban-nest-dublin-the-review/ |website=TheTaste.ie}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.irishplayography.com/venue.aspx?venueid=163 List of new Irish plays produced at the Andrews Lane Theatre]
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Category:2014 disestablishments in Ireland