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Theatre in Southern England: GloucestershireCheltenham has three theatrical venues, the largest being the Everyman Theatre, a national touring house. It has two auditoria: the main house which seats 658 and the Other Space Studio (60). The Dean Close School New Theatre, which was built in 1991, has three spaces: the Main Auditorium seats 550, the Orangery 100 and the Prince Michael Hall 180. It houses professional touring and local amateur productions. Cheltenham's other space is an arts centre, the Pittville Pump Room, seating 400. It is available on a hire basis. Although Cirencester has two theatre spaces, the actual seats don't even amount to the smallest of the three Cheltenham venues. Both the Sundial Theatre and the Theatre are arts centres, seating 212 and 120 respectively. The Theatre is the home of Kaos Theatre and its programme is built around the company, although it does take touring productions. The Sundial, built in 1998 as part of the Cirencester College campus, aims to create a partnership between professional arts and the community. Gloucester itself has three venues: the Guildhall Arts Centre, the King's Theatre and the New Olympus Theatre. The Guildhall's policy is to "showcase the best in challenging small-scale theatre and dance" and is involved in some co-production. It seats 150. The King's is just a little smaller (144 seats) and for 36 weeks of the year it features amateur productions, being available for hire at other times. The New Olympus is much the biggest venue: the main house seats 420 and the new Studio 90. It presents mainly professional productions across a full range, but does have three or four amateur productions each year. Stroud has the Stratford Park Leisure Centre (1000 seats) which takes touring shows, and Tewkesbury's Roses Theatre is part producing and part touring. It seats 370. Coleford, a small village on the edge of the Forest of Dean, has a surprisingly large theatre, the Forest Theatre which seats 487 and is part of the Royal Forest of Dean College. It presents a mixed programme. Finally there is Dursley, another small village (in the Cotswolds), which has the 120-seater Prema Arts centre which aims to "promote the best in contemporary and more experimental art forms."
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