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Our History
The history of the building which is now Theatr Twm o'r Nant begins in 1890, when Dr. Evan Pierce built a Memorial Hall in memory of his mother and donated it to the people of Denbigh.
The now refurbished theatre stands in Station Road, just around the corner from the Evan Pierce Memorial Gardens in Vale Street, where an eight-foot high Italian marble statue of the doctor, who died aged 87 in 1895, stands on top of a 72-foot limestone column quarried from the nearby Graig Quarry.
The gardens have recently been restored and the former mayor of the town, who once dispensed leeches at a shilling a time, can now look down on a similar project at the building he raised in memory of his mother.
What the doctor, a staunch Wesleyan, though once refused communion for 'his habitual cursing and swearing', would have made of the liquor license is unknown, but Dr Pierce, something of a character who married a Miss Brandon (and her £10,000 fortune) when he was already 79, certainly had a charitable streak.
When coroner at the inquest into the wreck of the Irish Mail Train at Abergele in 1868, in which 33 people were burned to death, he gave the only witness of the disaster, a nine-year-old boy, half a crown to buy strawberries at Abergele Market.
He had made his name in the Denbigh cholera outbreak of 1832 when 300 people, 10% of the town's population, died and was still in practice over 60 years later.
There is a lane near Henllan known as Naid y Doctor, Doctor's Leap, where he would enliven his rural rounds by jumping his horse over the narrow track. As a benefactor to the town, there is no doubt that he would be delighted to know that the building has survived and is being used as a valuable community asset.
About Us
Dating from 1890, Theatr Twm o'r Nant was built as a Memorial Hall by Dr Evan Pierce, whose statue can be seen in the Dr Evan Pierce Memorial Garden 50 metres away.
Theatr Twm o'r Nant is a working theatre with:
- Seating capacity for 118, plus room for wheelchair users
- Proscenium stage, dressing rooms & recently upgraded tiered auditorium
- Up-to-date lighting and sound systems
- Film projector and full-sized screen & dolby surround-sound system
- Comprehensive facilities for the disabled, including stage access
- Licensed catering facilities
This community theatre hosts not only professional and amateur drama productions, but also cinema shows, musical & dance events. It is widely used for rehearsals by local bands and drama groups, as well as individual students.
Parking is no problem and there are two disabled parking spaces onsite. The theatre is a perfect venue for conferences, business events and is available for hire.
Theatr Twm o'r Nant
Station Road
Denbigh LL16 3DA
Contact: Gwyneth Kensler (01745 814323)
Mobile: 07792 315723
or Gaynor Morgan-Rees (01745 812349)
Mobile: 07791 699361
