Since 2018, the theatre has been managed and operated by Jazz Hands CIC, a community interest company, created by Maureen McAllister and Deirdre Makepeace.

In 1919 an American-run film company, named Torquay and Paignton Photo-play Productions planned to buy out the Public Hall Company with the intention of building its film studios on the site of the hall to make "clean pictures for clean-minded people".

This did not proceed, however, and the hall was bought by Paignton Council in 1920 after its attempt the year before which had fallen through because a price could not be agreed.

[2] Other groups performing there in the 1940s were the West of England Players, the Torbay Amateur Operatic Society and Herman Darewski and his Orchestra.

The Robert Owen Foundation operates from within the theatre and is a creative platform for people to express their artistic side.