Gran Teatro Reina Sofía, Benavente

The Gran Teatro Reina Sofía is a stage building in the Zamoran town of Benavente dating from 1928 and is the work of the architect Antonio García Sánchez-Blanco. It was commissioned by Manuel Guerra Hidalgo, to replace another Elizabethan and adjacent to it that was known as Teatro del Jardinillo. The scenic space, which was called since its inauguration Gran Teatro, was built on some dependencies of the disentailed Convent of Santo Domingo, which still retains some remains and decorative elements, such as some stucco located in the lobby area, as well as old walls with noble coats of arms located in the back of the scene.