Venue Cymru theatre, conference centre and arena at The Promenade, Penrhyn Cres, Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, North Wales, UK, LL30 1BB

Pete Hayes Venue Cymru is a theatre, conference centre and arena in Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, North Wales. Formerly known as the Aberconwy Centre and the North Wales Theatre and Conference Centre, it is now a large arts, conference and events venue. Venue Cymru has a theatre, conference centre, and arena. In 1900 it was renamed the Llandudno Opera House. It hosted the Carl Rosa Opera Company. It was renamed as the Hippodrome, and was used as a roller-skating rink, a dance hall and for summer shows The theatre was purchased by Will Catlin on 3 June 1916. It was renamed as the Arcadia. The theatre had 1, 147 seats, and was one of six theatres in Llandudno to last for many years. It was the home of Catlin's Peirrots and Catlin's Showtime. Ken Dodd was a regular performer It closed on 22 June 1994, and was derelict for the next decade, before being demolished in July 2005 The Aberconwy Centre opened to the west of the Arcadia theatre in 1982. The conference venue had space for over 1, 000 conference attendees. It was redeveloped in 1994, and it was renamed as the North Wales Theatre and Conference Centre. It hosted a 1, 500-seat auditorium/theatre, as well as a 700 square metres (7, 500 sq ft) conference hall with capacity for 800 seated, or 1, 000 standing, people In July 2005 the Arcadia theatre was demolished to make way for an atrium and meeting and conference rooms adjoining the North Wales Theatre and Conference Centre. The building was also extended to the west. After the redevelopment, the venue hosted a new 1, 550 square metres (16, 700 sq ft) arena, capable of hosting 1, 800 seated, or 2, 500 standing people, increasing the overall capacity of the venue to over 5, 000 people. The western extension incorporated a café, restaurant and a box office, as well as office space. The redevelopment cost £10.7 million, which was provided by Conwy County Borough Council, the European Union's Objective One Fund program, the Arts Council of Wales & Visit Wales