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2. Sunny Days

Barrfields Pavilion, Largs


1.  Auditorium viewed across formal garden.

Date March 2010
Photographer: Mike Bailey

2.  The Sunny Days Troupe who provided the summer entertainment at Barrfields in 1932.  harry Kemp, the impresario, is standing on the right of the back row.


Barrfields Pavilion is listed in the Theatre Trust database, which contains the following information:

Built: 1929
Architect: Unknown
Dates of use:  1929 - 1980
Current state;  Extant
Current use:     converted to other use (Viking museum and leisure centres)

Details

Blocky white stucco-clad structure with pitched roof and set in landscape gardens. Recently extended and rebuilt to house a museum and cinema, the building is now almost unrecognisable as the former theatre and concert hall which hosted so many popular variety revues.

In use: 1929 - 1980
Owner/Management: Municipally owned and leased to local impresarios Harry Kemp and, later George Bowie for summer variety shows

An article by Ryan Moir covering the first 75 years of the Barrfields Pavilion will be found in the archive of the Scottish Music Hall and Variety Theatre Society (Stage Door Article 68, Spring 2005) at this LINK

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Updated February 16, 2011