Ally Pally theatre set for a 2018 curtain raising after £26m refurb
Plans to refurbish the Alexandra Palace theatre 80 years after it closed have been unveiled.
The multi-million-pound project is aiming to reopen the 1875 theatre for modern audiences in 2018.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has pledged £18.8m to the project with £6.8m coming from Haringey council.
The Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust, which runs the site, is now hoping to raise the final £1m required through public donations.
The theatre is expected to hold 1,300 people and put on theatre shows, cinema screenings, and gigs.