| Bedworth Civic Hall | |
| Address: | High Street |
| City: | Bedworth |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.4788°N -1.4718°W |
| Owner: | Bedworth Civic Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) |
| Capacity: | 763 |
| Opened: | September 1973 |
| Closed: | October 2022 |
| Reopened: | July 2024 |
| Currentuse: | Theatre |
| Renovated: | 2004 |
The Bedworth Civic Hall is a multi-purpose entertainment venue in the town centre of Bedworth, Warwickshire, England.
The centrepiece of the venue is a 763-seat hall, other facilities included a gallery, meeting rooms, a bistro, a coffee bar and a small hall.[1] [2]
The facility was opened in September 1973. It was owned and managed by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.[3] In 2004, the hall underwent a major refurbishment costing £1.4 million.[1] [2] In 2021, the hall was used as a vaccination centre during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In October 2022 the borough council announced that the Civic Hall would close permanently, citing the cost of maintaining the venue, but they stated that it would be redeveloped into a new theatre and library.[5] [6] [7] However in March 2024 it was announced that it would be reopened in phases, after the council transferred the running of the venue to a community-driven organisation, Bedworth Civic Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on a 20 year lease.[8] It was reopened on 19 July 2024.[9]
In 1990, the world famous opera singer Luciano Pavarotti sang here as a rehearsal with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.[10]
Other notable acts to have performed at the venue include Lenny Henry, Billy Ocean, Pam Ayres, Billy Fury, AC/DC, Ken Dodd, Morecambe and Wise, The Drifters, Al Murray, Larry Grayson, Norman Wisdom, Jimmy Tarbuck, Martha Reeves, Elkie Brooks and Cilla Black, it has also served as a venue for the television show Dickinson's Real Deal.[11] [2]