Editing Peterborough (section)

=== Arts ===
[[File:RAH frieze, Peterborough Cathedral.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A section of the ''Triumph of Arts and Sciences'' at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] (1867–1871), depicting Peterborough Cathedral]]
Peterborough enjoys a wide range of events including the annual [[East of England Show]], [[Peterborough Festival]] and [[Campaign for Real Ale|CAMRA]] beer festival, which takes place on the river embankment in late August.<ref>[http://www.enjoyengland.com/destinations/find/east-of-england/cambridgeshire/peterborough.aspx Destination Guide for Peterborough] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418104402/http://www.enjoyengland.com/destinations/find/east-of-england/cambridgeshire/peterborough.aspx |date=18 April 2007 }} [[English Tourist Board]] (Retrieved 20 April 2007).</ref> The yearly festivals have attracted arts funding and enabled further community projects within the city.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Barns |first=Brad |date=31 January 2020 |title=Peterborough artists open pop-up studio in Queensgate |work=Peterborough Telegraph |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/whats-on/things-to-do/peterborough-artists-open-pop-studio-queensgate-1380507 |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019210228/https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/whats-on/things-to-do/peterborough-artists-open-pop-studio-queensgate-1380507 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=13 August 2016 |title=FUTURE FLOODLANDS, PETERBOROUGH GREEN FESTIVAL |url=http://archive.idea1.org.uk/event/future-floodlands-peterborough-green-festival/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=Idea1 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019064256/http://archive.idea1.org.uk/event/future-floodlands-peterborough-green-festival/}}</ref> Nationally published cartoonist John Elson,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Newsdesk |first=Bury |date=2 October 2021 |title=Cartoonist John Elson's take on the fuel crisis |work=Suffolk News |url=https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/news/humour-behind-the-headlines-9218512/ |access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref> from Peterborough, has provided imagery for many of the events.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2017 |title=Beer Around 'Ere, 197 |url=https://peterborough.camra.org.uk/dl.php?id=134105 |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Peterborough CAMRA}}</ref>

The city acts as the central hub for the region's visual arts community, with the Peterborough Artists Open Studio organisation (PAOS), celebrating its 21st anniversary year as of 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barns |first=Brad |date=20 June 2021 |title=Peterborough Artists' Open Studios (PAOS) comes of age in 2021 as it celebrates its 21st anniversary year. |work=Peterborough Telegraph |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/arts-and-culture/art/peterborough-artists-open-studios-where-and-when-to-visit-3278381 |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019163729/https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/arts-and-culture/art/peterborough-artists-open-studios-where-and-when-to-visit-3278381 |url-status=live}}</ref> A number of statues by the British sculptor [[Antony Gormley]] were re-installed in the city in 2018. Removed for repair works from their original setting on concrete pillars next to the rowing lake in Nene Park, they can now be seen on top of buildings surrounding Cathedral Square in the town centre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=the moment MAGAZINE |date=23 May 2018 |title=Antony Gormley: looking up… |url=https://www.themomentmagazine.com/history/looking-up/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=themomentmagazine.com |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020212256/https://www.themomentmagazine.com/history/looking-up/}}</ref>

The Key Theatre, built in 1973, is situated on the embankment, next to the [[River Nene]]. The theatre aims to provide entertainment, enlightenment and education by reflecting the rich culture Peterborough has to offer. The programme is made up of home-grown productions, national touring shows, local community productions and one-off concerts. There is disabled access, an infrared hearing system for the deaf and hard of hearing and there are also regular signed performances.<ref>''The Key Times'' is the theatre's newspaper, available free of charge from the last Saturday of each month.</ref>

In 1937, the [[Odeon Cinemas|Odeon Cinema]] opened on Broadway, where it operated successfully for more than half a century. In 1991, the Odeon showed its last film to the public and was left to fall into a state of disrepair, until 1997, when a local entrepreneur purchased the building as part of a larger project, including a restaurant and art gallery. The Broadway, designed by Tim Foster Architects, was one of the largest theatres in the region and offered a selection of live entertainment, including music, comedy and films.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071014032051/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/FIRST-GLIMPSE-OF-MECCA-TO.420793.jp "First Glimpse of Mecca to Movies"], ''[[Peterborough Evening Telegraph]]'', 18 April 2001.</ref> In 2009, it was severely damaged by arsonists, resulting in closure when its insurers refused to pay the claim due to faulty fire detection systems.<ref>Baker, Marie [http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Broadway-devastated-by-major-arson.4912542.jp "Broadway devastated by major fire blaze"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504055416/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Broadway-devastated-by-major-arson.4912542.jp |date=4 May 2009 }}, ''Peterborough Evening Telegraph'', 26 January 2009.</ref>

The [[Embassy Theatre, Peterborough|Embassy Theatre]], a large [[Art Deco]] building designed by [[David Evelyn Nye]], also opened on Broadway in 1937. Nye was usually a cinema architect, and this was his only theatre. The Embassy was converted into a cinema in 1953, becoming the [[Associated British Cinemas|ABC]] and later the [[Cannon Films|Cannon Cinema]], before it was closed in 1989. Since 1996, the premises have been occupied by the [[Mitchells & Butlers|Edwards bar chain]].<ref>[http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Peterborough/50.htm 50th Anniversary 1937–1987 Souvenir Brochure] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907090733/http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Peterborough/50.htm |date=7 September 2008 }} Cannon Cinema, Peterborough, 1987.</ref><ref name=embassy>{{cite web |title=Embassy (Peterborough) |url=http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/482-embassy-peterborough |publisher=The Theatres Trust |access-date=23 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429082418/http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/482-embassy-peterborough |archive-date=29 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The John Clare Theatre within the new central library,<ref>Managed on behalf of the council by [http://www.vivacity-peterborough.com/libraries-and-archives/ Vivacity] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202170637/http://www.vivacity-peterborough.com/libraries-and-archives/ |date=2 February 2012 }}, an independent, not-for-profit organisation with charitable status; there are also nine branch libraries and a mobile library.</ref> again on Broadway, is home to the Peterborough Film Society. One of the region's leading venues, the Cresset in [[Bretton, Peterborough|Bretton]], provides a wide range of events for the residents of the city and beyond, including theatre, comedy, music and dance. Peterborough has a 13-screen [[Showcase Cinemas|Showcase Cinema]], an [[ice rink]] and two indoor swimming pools open to the general public.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

A diverse range of restaurants can be found throughout the city, including [[Han Chinese|Chinese]], [[Indian cuisine|Indian]], [[Thai cuisine|Thai]] and many [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] restaurants. Peterborough has recently{{when|date=October 2023}} been used as the setting in popular literature: ''[[A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian]]'' by [[Marina Lewycka]],<ref>[http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/opf/books.php4?bookid=180 Orange Broadband prize for Fiction] 2005 shortlist title ''A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian'' by Marina Lewycka (336 pp. Viking, London, 2005) Orange Home UK (Retrieved 26 January 2008). {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206201325/http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/opf/books.php4?bookid=180 |date=6 December 2007 }}</ref> ''[[A Spot of Bother]]'' by [[Mark Haddon]]<ref>Ness, Patrick [http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,,1858405,00.html "Pleasant incidents"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120122129/http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,,1858405,00.html |date=20 January 2008 }} (review of ''A Spot of Bother'' by Mark Haddon, 390 pp. Jonathan Cape, London, 2006), ''The Guardian'', London and Manchester, 26 August 2006.</ref> and, the first in a projected series, ''Long Way Home'', a debut novel by Eva Doran.<ref>Wilson, Laura [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/23/crime-fiction-roundup-reviews Crime fiction roundup – reviews] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605153911/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/23/crime-fiction-roundup-reviews |date=5 June 2016 }} ''The Guardian'', 23 January 2014.</ref>