The original Byre Theatre was founded in 1933 by a local freelance journalist and playwright named Alexander B Paterson with help from Hope Park Church’s theatre group. Together they renovated a semi-derelict cow byre (leased from the Council for £10 per annum) and quickly transformed it into a space able to accommodate their theatrical output. This marked the beginning of the St Andrews Play Club, which still performs at the theatre to this day. The current building (the third to have that name) was designed by award-winning architects Nicoll Russell Studios of Broughty Ferry and opened by Sean Connery in ....click for more....