Artist & fashion design #AitorThroup is putting the #BurnleyEmpire on the map with the #BritishTextileBiennial as we're preparing to welcome him #home for his major exhibition, #FromTheMoor

Tickets coming soon 👀

#BTB25 #BurnleyEmpire #Burnley #UTC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🎉📸 Today we're celebrating #WorldPhotographyDay!

Last year Tom Lally worked with us to capture a visit from the Frank Matcham Society as well as document the building through his lens 👁. We'll be sharing more from Tom and others throughout the day

#Burnley #BurnleyEmpire #Heritage #Restoration

Our first stop yesterday was The Last Stop Café on St James's street ☕️ & our last stop after a packed day at the #BurnleyEmpire was the #Burnley Mechanics

Make sure you visit the Mechanics special display of the Rene K Couture dress featured in the Burnley 2027 - Year of Culture film 🎥

📹 We're thrilled to feature in #WhyNotBurnley? which is a new film celebrating the voices, stories, & pride of the borough.
#CultureBurnley is building up towards your #Burnley Year of Culture in 2027 👇 click on the film link to learn more about #burnley2027

www.youtube.com./watch?v=nb4e... 🎬

That's a wrap 🎬 Yesterday evening it was a pleasure 2 host something special at the #BurnleyEmpire. Keep an 👁️ out to see what's been occurring

We'd also like to thank every1 for ur ongoing support. We're currently hard at work behind the scenes & look forward to sharing updates in the near future 🤞

Fantastic!

We recently met Cat & Sue from @rtyds.bsky.social #RTYDS, at #BurnleyEmpire & learned all about their #FairPlay programme to address the barriers experienced by working class artists, and how they help them to sustain a career within the #theatre industry by tackling socio-economic inequality 👏

A classic #Burnley Empire view shot by Trustee Allen in 2022 whilst there was a mould setting over night on the Bertie Crewe decorative plasterwork, by K.L.Langton

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His performances included hypnotism and electrical tricks when electricity was still a wonder of its time.

#Burnley #BurnleyEmpire #DrWalfordBodie #NuffSaid #Lancashire #MusicHall #CultureBurnley

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Never in the annals of an amusement has such excitement been witnessed in any Music Hall, the vast audiences simply shrieking themselves hoarse with laughter.'

Dr Walford Bodie was amongst the most famous Music Hall stars of his time and known as the Electrical Wizard of the North.

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The article goes on to report: 'Cheered to the echo nightly. Re-called again and again. Mr Horner says: "Doctor, you are greater than ever. Come back when you like." - NUFF SAID: Many thanks to Mr Horner for most comfortable and happy week....

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'NUFF SAID' - May 1918
107 years ago in May when the one and only Dr Walford Bodie toured @thestage.co.uk Stage reported: 'all records broken at Empire, #Burnley, despite great depression, 14,000 men out of the town, phenomenal hot weather, big counter attractions and super tax'.

BET Trustee Allen has been photographing the #BurnleyEmpire since the Trust took ownership of the historic venue, capturing its decorative details as the interior ages gracefully. In this photo you can see the surviving decorative fibrous plasterwork designed by celebrated Architect #BertieCrewe