Beck Theatre
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The Beck Theatre is a 600 seat venue in Hayes, Middlesex.
It was one of 40 buildings considered for the Royal Institute of British Architects London region award in 1978, and won an Access Award from Hillingdon Council for its excellent resources for disabled and elderly people.
A fund shortgae threatened it's future in 1984, when it was saved by a local petition and taken over in 1986 by impresario Charles Vance. It was later taken over by Hetherington Seelig, followed by Apollo Leisure in 1992, who were brought out by Clear Channel Entertainment Plc in 2001. It is continued to be run on behalf of the local council and is very much a community theatre, mainly offering one night concerts, drama, comedy, dance, musicals, children's shows, films, opera, pantomime and a children's summer project.
The popular singer Billy Fury gave his final ever concert at the venue in 1982.
It has been used as the venue for several home videos, mainly by comedians such as Joe Pasquale, Jimmy Jones, Mike Reid and Jim Davidson.
