Heritage Open Day: The Todmorden Hippodrome was built in 1908 as a traditional vaudeville theatre. Come and see our extensive archive collection of photographs, artefacts, props, costumes & videos, charting the history of the building, its custodians and performers. The Todmorden Hippodrome Theatre sits in Edwardian splendour in our Pennine mill town and has been run entirely by volunteers since the 1950s. This beautiful building still has its original auditorium and proscenium arch. Todmorden Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society have been custodians of our glorious theatre for over 70 years.