Thus the first concern of theatre builders of the day was to provide sufficient space for large audiences.
The possible foundations of what is known as simply, The Theatre, were unearthed by builders excavating the site — a vacant garage — for another structure.
And throughout it all, the comedian's traditionally laddish agenda is reinforced through stereotype-heavy cracks about sex and relationships, gays, performing in a "posh theatre" (whatever that means) and builders who never work but drink lots of tea.
And not just was it worth my time, but was it worth the actors, the theatre company, the artistic director, the builders of the set, the audience's not insubstantial out of pocket contributions – was it worth all of that?
The builders said it was the theatre's responsibility.
Using traditional methods and materials, with only a few concessions to modern fire regulations and the like, builders completed work on the new theatre in the mid-1990s.
One thing can be said with certainty about Aurora Theatre's production of Amy Freed's The Monster-Builder: It's hilarious.
Aviva claimed that it was not liable as the theatre had made payments outside its contract with the builders.
His theatre career began when he worked as a volunteer set builder.
The man behind the ambitious enterprise was Kentuckian theatre manager Edwin Cleary, a career-hopping former trainee priest, law student, railroad builder and Shakespearean actor.
