The Brindley
WHERE
Runcorn
What it’s like
A theatre stage for panto and family shows, with a café and free parking right opposite.
This is a seat-in-the-dark job rather than somewhere to let the kids loose, so it suits ones who can sit through a performance without needing to get up and wander. What's actually on will decide whether it works for your lot, panto and family shows tend to run a couple of hours, and that's a long stretch for a very young child.
The café's open weekdays from 11am to 3pm, and again for an hour before performances if you fancy grabbing something on the way in rather than queuing at the interval. Building work means the Monday to Friday hours are currently the same 11am to 3pm slot, so if you're planning round a weekday visit outside a show, that's your window.
Parking's free, which is one less thing to budget for on top of tickets. It's at the old Crossville car park across from the theatre, off the A533 Bridgewater Expressway, and having it free and right opposite beats circling for a space before curtain up.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- Free on-site parking at former Crossville car park opposite the theatre, accessed via A533 Bridgewater Expressway
- Café hours are shorter than usual right now because of building work
- The café reopens an hour before performances if you want a bite before the show
- Parking's free and directly opposite, no need to arrive stupidly early to bag a space
Plan your visit
Is there parking?
Free parking opposite the theatre at the old Crossville car park, just off the A533.
What time's the café open?
Weekdays 11am to 3pm, and it opens again an hour before performances start.
Is the theatre open every day at the moment?
Building work has the current hours down to 11am to 3pm, Monday to Friday, outside of performance times.
Is there a minimum age for shows?
There's no age range given, so it comes down to the show itself and whether your child can sit through it.
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