Conwy Civic Hall

A landmark building with good facilities, this is Conwy’s only theatre. Situated by the quay in the centre of historic Conwy, the original Civic Hall was designed in a Tudor Gothic style. Following a fire in 1966, the great hall was rebuilt in sheet concrete and the remains of the buttressed foyer and tower were incorporated. A 240-seat studio theatre was included in the reconstruction. Conwy County Borough Council announced plans to close the venue in 2011. Local user groups formed a community interest company to take over the management of the venue but its proposal, submitted in late 2013, was rejected by the council, describing it as ‘not viable’ and suggesting that implementing it would ‘present an unacceptable risk’. The venue closed in March 2014 and has faced an uncertain future since.