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A vanishing kangaroo, a controversial preacher and ‘Bingo Jesus’... the strange history of Hulme Hippodrome

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In its heyday, audiences would pack out Hulme Hippodrome to watch acts like Harry Houdini, Desmond Dekker, Gracie Fields and Shirely Bassey.

Music halls like the Hippodrome dominated entertainment in the early part of the 20th century. The Theatre’s Trust say the venue is one of several that made ‘a significant contribution to working-class entertainment’ as part of the Broadhead Circuit, which ran 17 venues in the north-west including Morecambe’s Winter Gardens. This story first appeared in The Mancunian Way newsletter, which you can sign up to here But the future of this iconic building is uncertain.

And its fate currently lies in the hands of a controversial religious charity, a Croydon property mogul and a real estate company.

So how did this once-thriving theatre fall into dilapidation? Can it be saved from the wrecking ball? And will it ever be restored to its former glory?

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