Beck Theatre
| Alfred Beck Theatre | |
| Address | Grange Road, Hayes UB3 2UE London  United Kingdom
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| Coordinates | 51°31′17″N 0°25′24″W / 51.5215°N 0.4234°W |
| Parking | Free on-site car park |
| Owner | HQ Theatres |
| Type | Provincial |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Website | |
| www.becktheatre.org.uk | |
The Beck Theatre is a 600-seat theatre in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was built in 1977 at a cost of £2.5 million.
The Beck is very much a community theatre, offering one-night concerts, drama, comedy, dance, musicals, children's shows, films, opera, pantomime, and a renowned children's summer project.
The Beck Theatre was built in 1977 by Hillingdon Borough Council, with a bequest from Councillor Alfred Beck. It was purpose-built as a community-focused theatre, and is set in a parkland aspect adjoining a botanical garden (the Norman Leddy Memorial Gardens).
The Beck was one of forty buildings considered for the Royal Institute of British Architects London region award in 1978, and in 2004 won an Access Award from Hillingdon Council for its resources for disabled and elderly people.
A fund shortage threatened the theatre's future in 1984, when it was saved by a local petition. It was taken over in 1986 by impresario Charles Vance. The management contract passed then to Hetherington Seelig, followed by Apollo Leisure in 1992 (later bought out by Clear Channel Entertainment). In 2006, the Beck reverted to Hetherington Seelig in a partnership with Qdos Entertainment called HQ Theatres, which continues to run the theatre on behalf of the local council.
In June 1991, the theatre was the scene of an attempted IRA bombing, before a performance by the Blues and Royals band.
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