Built in 1995, it is today managed by Lincs Inspire on behalf of its owners North East Lincolnshire Council.

[2] The auditorium stages a professional pantomime once per year, featuring both celebrities and local talent.

Notable musicians to have appeared at the auditorium include Deep Purple, Morrissey, Kasabian and The Stereophonics.

Due to the design of the theatre, Grimsby Auditrium has a flexible proscenium, which can be set at a minimum of 11 metres in width, but can also be made wider depending on the size of the production being staged.

The steel grid holding the lighting rig is suspended above the stage at a height of 8.1 metres.