Pattihio Municipal Theatre (Limassol, Cyprus)
Pattihio Municipal Theatre
From its beginnings in 1949, the Pattichion Municipal Theatre – then the privately-owned Pallas Cinema – played its own significant role in the town's cultural and social life. Having been donated to Limassol Municipality in 1986, the Pattichion was transformed into a 740-seat theatre, the biggest in the district.
The theatre was made available for a low rental and with no restrictions to any organization in the town (schools, trade unions, educational and youth organizations, cultural associations, classical and modern dance groups, amateur and professional theatre companies, the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC), government and other bodies) to stage performances, hold meetings, cinema shows, seminars, national celebrations and every type of cultural event. The constant development of the town and, in particular, the regeneration of the historical center in which the Pattichion is strategically located, combined with the needs of the Cyprus University of Technology, which does not have its own theatre, are today calling upon this historic building to play a new, upgraded role.
The inauguration of the theater took place on 25 November 2016 by the President of the Republic, Nikos Anastasiadis.