DARLINGTON'S Hippodrome Theatre, formerly known as Darlington Civic Theatre, closed last year for an £11.7m revamp to make it "fit for the 21st Century.
To mark its rebirth we've delved into The Northern Echo photo archives to plot its history from 1907 to today.
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