Kings Theatre, Kilmarnock
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The Kings Theatre was a theatre and latterly a cinema in the town of Kilmarnock
in what is now East Ayrshire
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The Kings Theatre opened in Titchfield Street in October 1904. When Cinemas opened in the town the Kings Theatre was forced to become a cinema but they also still showed live performances.
On the 17th December 1934 the Kings Theatre became the Regal Cinema. The cinema remained open until recently when it was forced to close due to declining trade after the opening of a new cinema, The Odeon, situated at the Queens Drive. The building which housed the Kings Theatre is currently empty.
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 44,734. It is the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'...
in what is now East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway...
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The Kings Theatre opened in Titchfield Street in October 1904. When Cinemas opened in the town the Kings Theatre was forced to become a cinema but they also still showed live performances.
On the 17th December 1934 the Kings Theatre became the Regal Cinema. The cinema remained open until recently when it was forced to close due to declining trade after the opening of a new cinema, The Odeon, situated at the Queens Drive. The building which housed the Kings Theatre is currently empty.