The Coade Hall is a brick-built theatre

Theatre

Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...

 and concert hall at Bryanston School

Bryanston School

Bryanston School is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils in Blandford, north Dorset, England, near the village of Bryanston. It was founded in 1928...

, near Blandford Forum in Dorset

Dorset

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, England

England

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. It was opened in 27 May 1966 by the Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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 On the opening night, there was a concert with music by Brahms, Britten

Benjamin Britten

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, and Mozart.

The Coade Hall is named after Thorold Coade

Thorold Coade

Thorold Francis Coade was a British school teacher and headmaster.Thorold Coade was headmaster at Bryanston School in Dorset for much of his career , succeeding J. G. Jeffreys. He believed in self-discipline and developed this ethos at the school...

, headmaster of Bryanston School from 1932 to 1959.
It is used for professional performances and also by the school for drama, assemblies, and other communal activities.
Performers such as Johnny Dankworth, Cleo Laine

Cleo Laine

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, George Melly

George Melly

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, and Steamhammer

Steamhammer (band)

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have appeared there.