Englert Civic Theatre

Great theatre. I wish they would at least attempt to enforce the no cellphone recording and picture taking rules though - it s really a bummer to have the person next to you or in front of you have their glowing cell phone out, sometimes for several minutes to take video. Enjoy the moment already.
5 7 years ago (15-04-2018)

A superb experience, whether an intimate onstage performance or a sold out dance party. You can't go wrong, and there's often new and unique groups brought in that challenge or expose me to new kinds of music!
5 7 years ago (24-05-2018)

A fun old place for a concert and it's located right in the middle of downtown Iowa City so you have a selection of restaurants to choose from. We went to The Airliner for the first time in about 40 years and it was a lot of fun and unchanged.
5 7 years ago (01-04-2018)

Excellent restored venue hosting a broad range of live events. We love attending events here, the staff and volunteers are always helpful while the restoration brought back to life this classy theatre. The upstairs bar area is handy and offers space to enjoy a drink while not sitting in your seats.
5 7 years ago (12-02-2018)

Went to a show here last night. The band that played was fantastic. Did have an issue with the venues policy of allowing people from the audience move from their seats and go stand in front of the first row and aisles, thus blocking the view of the people already sitting there. I spoke to the manager about the issue during the intermission. Was told that if people standing in the aisles remained an issue during the second part of the show that we would be able to move to different seats. When the second part of the show started the issue became worse because even more people came down to the front of the theater and stood in the aisles blocking the view of even more people. Got up and left the show to talk to the manager again. After discussing the issue again was told that this was part of the Iowa City experience. I then kindly said that because of what was happening that I would have to ask for a refund for the tickets that I had purchased. The manager kindly refunded the complete purchase price and apologized for the issue. While I was talking the manager during this time, my wife had gotten up and, by herself, removed a number of people from the aisle who were blocking our view. Since this, I have concerns about another show that I have already purchased tickets for which will be at this venue in a few months. Is the same issue going to happen at this or any future shows at this theater? I pay money for reserved seating so I can watch a performance on the stage, not to watch the Iowa City experience.
1 8 years ago (14-01-2018)