Royal Theatre of Thessaloniki
Waterfront playhouse from 1940, restored home stage of the northern Greek state theatre company.
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This guide to the Royal Theatre of Thessaloniki starts with an archive photograph from 1938, when a regional governor, a theatre director and a British ambassador gathered on the waterfront to lay a foundation stone. It follows the building through a Shakespeare premiere, wartime occupation and long years of neglect. Best heard on the pavement facing the theatre, with the White Tower just behind you.
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