Stoll Picture Theatre

The Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre originally opened as the Tyne Theatre and Opera House in 1867. closure of the theatre came in 1917. It was leased by Sir Oswald Stoll and converted for cinema use by 1919 (following on from some experimentation in 1916 by Howard & Wyndham). The Stoll Picture Theatre opened on 2nd June 1919 with an opening presentation of ‘Tarzan of the Apes’. It was the first cinema in Newcastle to show ‘talkies’. The conversion, unlike that of many other theatres around the country was minimal and when the cinema closed in 1974 it was able to revert to its original role which continues to this day. The building is listed Grade 1.