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| Address | St. Andrew's Lane, Dame Street Dublin 2 Ireland |
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| Opened | August 1989[1] |
| Years active | 1989-2014 |
The Andrews Lane Theatre, later the ALT niteclub, was situated on St. Andrew's Lane, near Dame Street, Dublin. It had two performance areas; an auditorium with 220 seats, and an 80-seat studio. The venue became a niteclub before it became disused, and demolished, and replaced with a hotel.[2][3]
The venue was established by private interests from the business and arts world without state funding. Stage actress Maureen Potter performed the opening ceremoney on 31 August 1989.[1]
New productions by Irish playwrights in the venue included:[4]
The closure of the space as a theatre was announced in 2007.[5] It became a niteclub and concert venue for the next decade.[6][7][8] It was then demolished and replaced with a hotel,[9] including a restaurant "ALT" named after the theatre.[10]
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