Averham#Theatrical tradition
{{short description|Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
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| official_name = Averham
| population = 215
| population_ref = (2021)
| shire_district = Newark and Sherwood
| shire_county = Nottinghamshire
| region = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = Newark
| post_town = NEWARK
| postcode_district = NG23
| postcode_area = NG
| dial_code = 01636
| os_grid_reference = SK 7654
| type = Village and civil parish
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| area_total_sq_mi = 3.27
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Averham {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛər|ə|m}} is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 187, increasing to 294 at the 2011 census (which included Staythorpe),{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120249&c=Averham&d=16&e=62&g=6457825&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1459695341861&enc=1|title=Civil parish population 2011|accessdate=3 April 2016|publisher= Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} however Averham alone reported 215 residents at the 2021 census.{{NOMIS2021|id=E04007821|title=XXXXX parish|accessdate=21 January 2024}} The village is just west of Newark-on-Trent. Staythorpe Power Station is south-west of the village.
Church
File:Church of St Michael, Averham - geograph.org.uk - 1111614.jpg
Averham is the location of Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Averham, which is a Grade I listed building.{{cite web| url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-242710-church-of-st-michael-averham-nottinghams|title= Church of St Michael, Averham|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 20 February 2014}}
Theatrical tradition
For many decades, the village has been famous locally for the Robin Hood Theatre. The 150-seat theatre was designed by built Reverend Joseph Cyril Walker and built on the grounds of Averham Rectory, in 1913, by the village carpenter, Robert Lee. Its original name was Robin Hood Opera House.{{cite web|last1=Hemley|first1=Matthew|title=Judi Dench and Ian McKellen help reopen Robin Hood Theatre|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/dench-mckellen-help-reopen-robin-hood-theatre/|website=The Stage|accessdate=13 November 2017|date=26 February 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.robinhoodtheatre.co.uk/About.htm |title=Robin Hood Theatre |accessdate=2006-11-08 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218124240/http://www.robinhoodtheatre.co.uk/About.htm |archivedate=18 December 2006 |df=dmy }} The Youth section of the Robin Hood Theatre has become an important part of its function, and performs regularly in the Nottingham And Nottinghamshire Drama Association Festival.
The theatre closed in 1951, then reopened 1n 1961 as a public theatre under a charitable trust. After a financial struggle, the County Council took over the trusteeship in 1981.{{cite web|title=Holme lock to Cromwell weir|url=http://www.igreens.org.uk/holme_lock_to_cromwell_weir.htm|website=www.igreens.org.uk|accessdate=13 November 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509013022/http://www.igreens.org.uk/holme_lock_to_cromwell_weir.htm|archivedate=9 May 2006}} In 2007, the theatre was closed by the county because of safety concerns.
In 2014, the theatre group, which had been performing in schools and village halls, announced that they had raised more than £50,000 toward renovation of the theatre. Contributors include Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, and Sylvia Syms.File:Averham weir - geograph.org.uk - 636265.jpg
See also
Notes
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External links
{{Commons category|Averham}}
- [http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/tts/tts1913/autumn/suttonfamily.htm History of the Sutton family at Averham]
- {{OpenDomesday|SK7654|averham|Averham}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRXnr28woxI YouTube video - parish visit journal]
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