Kings Theatre Posters Programmes Plays and Farce Posters Music and Musicals Posters Pantomime Posters Performances Newspaper items Other Posters Reg and Joan Cooper 'Tommy' Days A night at the Kings Theatre in 1909 inside and out, note the name Evie Greene on the front of house playboard Kings Theatre staff 1910 at the stage door The Pantomime Orchestra from the late 1970's. Players include, Julie Ryan, Bob Hemmings, Steve 'Cracker' Pain, Dave Clackett, Paul Styles, John Hammond. Opened in 1907 J W Boughton organised the building of the theatre Theatre architect Frank Matcham. Original owners, The Portsmouth Theatre Company, until 1964 1964 Commander Reggie & Mrs Joan Cooper became owners. 1990 Sold to Hampshire County Council. 2001, Purchased by Portsmouth City Council and leased to the Kings Theatre Trust Ltd who operate it on a day-to-day basis. 2003 Managed by the Kings Theatre Trust Ltd John Waters Boughton CEO and Artistic Director, David Cooper left in 2017

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