Patti Pavilion

The Patti Pavilion is a venue for the performing arts in Swansea, Wales, located at Victoria Park to the south west of Swansea City Centre.^[1][2] The theatre stages plays, pantomimes, musical shows and fairs.^[3][4]

Patti Pavilion
General information
Location	Victoria Park
Town or city	Swansea
Country	Wales
Coordinates	51.612493°N 3.963658°W / 51.612493; -3.963658
Named for	Adelina Patti
Relocated	1918
Renovated	2009
Renovation cost	£3m

History

The venue is named after Adelina Patti, the great 19th-century opera soprano.^[5] The building was originally sited in her winter garden at Craig-y-Nos estate. Patti donated the building to the City of Swansea in 1918 and it was relocated to Victoria Park.^[6][7] It is a Grade II listed building.^[8][9]

In 1994, it was given a superficial makeover by the BBC's Challenge Anneka. Already falling into disrepair, the building was further damaged by a suspected arson attack in 2006^[10] The pavilion underwent a major £3m overhaul in 2009 after it became clear that it was not being utilised to its full potential. The project was funded by the City & County of Swansea.^[11] Work began in late 2007 to extend the Patti Pavilion with a new glass covered wing housing an Indian restaurant; Patti Raj, which has subsequently been rebranded as Adelinas Bar and Indian Kitchen.^[12][13]

Rock bands that have played at the Patti Pavilion include Spider (British band), Mountain (band) with Leslie West and Corky Laing, and Hayseed Dixie. Other bands that have played the venue include: Phil Campbell and the Bastard sons, Quireboys, Discharge, Big Country, Massive Wagons, Fozzy, Goldie Looking chain, FM and Reef

References

1. "Patti Pavilion". TheatresTrust. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
2. Catherine Le Nevez; Paul Whitfield (16 August 2012). The Rough Guide to Wales. Rough Guides. pp. 179–. ISBN 978-1-4093-5905-0.
3. Maxwell Fraser (1952). Wales. Hale.
4. Scott Graham; Steven Hoggett (25 July 2014). The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre. Routledge. pp. 80–. ISBN 978-1-317-66727-8.
5. John Frederick Cone; William R. Moran (November 1993). Adelina Patti: queen of hearts. Amadeus Press. ISBN 978-0-931340-60-4.
6. Yvonne Rogers (28 July 2017). Adelina: A biography of opera star Adelina Patti. Book Guild Publishing. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-1-912362-09-7.
7. James A. Davies (15 February 2014). Dylan Thomas’s Swansea, Gower and Laugharne. University of Wales Press. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-1-78316-133-1.
8. "CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA" (PDF).
9. Administrator. "About the Patti Pavillion". www.pattipavilion.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-23.^{[dead link‍]}
10. "Pavilion investors tikka chance". 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
11. "Pavilion set for £3m overhaul". 2006-05-30. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
12. Plans to redevelop Patti Pavilion Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, May 2006
13. Patti Raj Indian Restaurant Website Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, March 2012

External links

• Patti Pavilion Website
• BBC South West An extract from Richard Porch's book Swansea: History You Can See, about the Patti Pavilion
• Children's attraction set for Patti Pavilion, August 2007
• Patti Pavilion in Swansea address and street map