Theatre Royal Glasgow

The oldest theatre in Glasgow and the longest running in Scotland, at 282 Hope Street in Cowcaddens — its front door was originally round the corner on Cowcaddens Street. It opened in 1867, took the name Theatre Royal two years later, now holds 1,541 people and is owned by Scottish Opera. Howard & Wyndham Ltd, which went on to run theatres across Scotland and England until the 1970s, was created here in 1895.