Colour photograph taken from the slip to stage left on the first balcony at the City Varieties. The view is of the recently refurbished auditorium, with the stalls below, the two balconies to the left of the image, boxes in the centre and part of the stage and proscenium arch to the right. The auditorium is furnished in red and gold. The balcony fronts are painted cream and decorated with gold plasterwork festoons.