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The Pavillion Theatre, designed by Bertie Crewe for Thomas Barrasford, opened at the corner of Renfield Street and Renfrew Street in Glasgow in 1904. Regarded as luxurious for its time, an electrically operated sliding roof ensured good ventilation.
Performances in the early days were mainly variety, melodrama and pantomime. Many of the leading music hall artistes of the period appeared at the Pavilion, including a then unknown Charlie Chaplin.

Since the 1930s, the Pavilion has hosted pantomimes with top name stars of the Scottish variety scene. In more recent times it has also produced plays, such as 'The Sash' and 'The Steamie'.

The Pavillion Theatre is now the only privately run theatre in Scotland and one of a few unsubsidised independent theatres in Britain.