The Fairfield Halls is actually one building; it is often referred to as Fairfield Hall, but Fairfield Halls is usually spoken of as a singular entity. Just to clear that one up. This year, both
Manfred Man and the
Rolling Stones celebrated 50 years in music, so did the Fairfield Halls, last month.
Like every major theatre and your
local cake shop, Fairfield Halls has its
own website, but it has also set up a special
50th anniversary website where you can read about its history, the bands and comedians who have performed there, the plays and exhibitions it has hosted, and much more.
It's called Fairfield because it was built on the site of a field
where a fair was held for centuries, not simply years, and everyone has appeared here from
Maestro Segovia and
Elton John to the late
Mr Harrison with the still very much alive
Mr McCartney and
those two other guys.
Coming up to date, pantomime season kicks off at Fairfield on Friday, December 7 with
Jack & The Beanstalk in its Ashcroft Theatre; there is also plenty of classical music, and in February, the acclaimed musical
Blood Brothers.
