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Britannia Panopticon Music Hall

Historic Buildings & Homes

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

From £1 per booking

The worlds oldest surviving music hall, where Stan Laurel made his stage debut. Now featuring the recently restored 1920's stage! Built in 1857, the Britannia Panopticon stands as testament to Glasgow's bawdy, saucy and lewd entertainment history. And it's still entertaining with music hall shows, Laurel and Hardy films presented by The Sons of The Desert, variety nights, classic films with live music performed by Gladstone's Bag, comedy club, drag, pantomime, sing-a-longs and more,.. Britannia Panopticon also has a quirky and interesting display of ephemera, artefacts and costume.

Welcome to the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall - the oldest surviving Music Hall in the World

The Britannia was developed from an old Georgian warehouse in 1857 to entertain the workers in the industrial capital of the world. 1,200 people flocked in for every show up to six shows a day. Over the years all the greats of the Scottish and London music hall stage appeared there including Dan Leno, Harry Champion, Charles Coburn, Marie Loftus, Vesta Tilley, Ella Shields, Jack Buchanan, Harry Lauder, Archie Leech (Cary Grant) and most famously, Stan Laurel who made his debut there in 1906.

In 1896 moving pictures were added to the bill of fare and in 1906 a Yorkshire showman, A.E. Pickard, became the new manager and added an attic carnival, wax works, freak show and zoo to the entertainments and renamed the building “Panopticon” (to see everything) AKA the Pots and Pans.

The Britannia Panopticon entertained the citizens of Glasgow for over 80 years but sadly, by 1938 it was too outmoded to accommodate modern cinema and variety and it was closed and hidden above a false ceiling.

For over 60 years it lay unloved and forgotten (save for the chickens who were farmed there during WW2 to provide fresh eggs during the war), until 1997 when Judith Bowers persuaded the owners of the building to let her in. She fell in love with the old music hall and since then, with the help of an amazing group of trustees, volunteers and the Friends of Britannia Panopticon the music hall is once again open to entertain with traditional music hall shows, classic cinema nights, comedy, drag, fairs, exhibitions and much more... Britannia Panopticon is a real hidden gem and a step back in time to the Victorian city.

We have now successfully restored the 1920's stage, our next phase of work being to restore the balcony front. Admission is to the music hall is £2 for Adults and £1 for children. All proceeds go to help further the campaign to fully conserve and protect this invaluable vessel of entertainment and social history. For more information about Britannia Panopticon’s history, opening hours and campaign please visit our website www.britanniapanopticon.org . You can also follow us on twitter and facebook.

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0141 553 0840
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info@britanniapanopticon.org
113-117 Trongate,
Glasgow,
Lanarkshire,
G1 5HD

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We can take private bookings to view the music hall for groups and tours from £100 on days that we are closed. To book a private visit please email info@britanniapanopticon.org Britannia Panopticon is also open for shows and events, please see our website and social media for details. Website www.britanniapanopticon.org Facebook/BritanniaPanopticon, Twitter/BritPanopticon, Instagram/BritPanopticon. The entrance to the music hall is up a small lane called New Wynd which is just to the side of Mrs Mitchell's Sweetie shop. Look out for our A Board at the doorway.

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