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21 New Globe Walk, London, Bankside, London SE1 | At Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
The Rose Theatre was built in 1587 but was only discovered in 1989 during excavations for new office buildings. Two-thirds of the original site were... More
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Marlborough Playground, 11-25 Union Street, London, SE1 | 10 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
London's first fully-functioning theatre made entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials was constructed over the summer of 2010 and will be open from late August... More
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20 Stainer Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 12 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
The madcap Shunt Theatre company has created London's most unpredictable nightspot in the railway arches beneath London Bridge. Each week's entertainment at Shunt Vaults is... More
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Shipwright Yard, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 14 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
This theatre was founded in 1993 and is housed under the vaults of London Bridge in a soaring and dramatic setting. Each season, the Southwark... More
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66 The Cut, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 14 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Knocked together out of breeze blocks for a minimal budget in 1970, Lawrence Olivier's experimental theatre was intended to last for five years, and provide... More
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103 The Cut, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 16 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
With the exception of The Globe, the Old Vic has had a greater influence on the history of drama than any theatre standing today. From... More
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9 Norwich Street, London, Holborn, London EC4A | 19 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Quirky, alternative cabaret club. From cream teas to secret organic cocktails, cabaret and comedy, Kuki La-Belle and Delores von Cotier’s cheeky club combines the naughty with... More
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Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 19 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
The Barbican Centre's two theatre spaces - the Barbican Theatre and The Pit - offer everything from gritty reality to far-flung fantasy, from dance... More
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Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 19 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
In the two theatre spaces - the Barbican Theatre and the Pit - you can enjoy everything from gritty reality to far-flung fantasy, from... More
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Aldwych, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B4LD | 24 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
With the Waldorf Hotel sandwiched inbetween them, the Aldwych and Strand theatres were originally built to work as a pair. The Aldwych is probably most noted... More
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Aldwych, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 24 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Built in 1905 to form a pair with the near-identical Aldwych Theatre, the Novello Theatre (formerly known as the Strand Theatre) is one of London's... More
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Portugal Street, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 24 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
This theatre is a major force on the national and international dance scene, with an innovative programme from Sadler's Wells that is keeping London's... More
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Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 24 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Situated alongside the Savoy Hotel, the building of the current theatre with its Art Deco auditorium, was financed by Richard d'Oyly Carte with the considerable... More
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Catherine Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 25 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
London's oldest theatre is also its most spectacular, with a palatial auditorium that is among the most impressive in the world. The first theatre on... More
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Russell Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 26 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
The first theatre built after World War I is an astonishing piece of architecture. Built in 1922-4, it preceded the arrival of the Art Deco... More
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Northumberland Avenue, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 27 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
A short step away from the main strip of West End theatres, the Playhouse's stylish curved facade is rather lost among the towering architecture of... More
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Bow Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 28 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
This impressive building in the heart of Covent Garden has been playing host to major stars of the classical music world since 1858. The... More
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Drury Lane, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 29 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Although this site has been an entertainment venue since at least the mid-19th century, the New London Theatre only opened its doors in 1973, making... More
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St Martin's Lane, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 30 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
London Coliseum is a magnificent historic building and an excellent venue in which to enjoy the soaring sounds and high drama of some truly thrilling... More
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41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 31 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Housed in an impressive red-brick industrial building - at various times a brewery, a banana warehouse and a film studio - this tiny repertory theatre... More
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2 Charing Cross Road, London, Soho, London WC2H | 32 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Named after the great 18th century actor-manager David Garrick, whose portrait hangs in the foyer bar, The Garrick is a fantastic piece of late-Victorian kitsch.... More
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6-7 Great Newport Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 32 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
The Arts Theatre was built in 1927 as a members club, which allowed it to circumvent the censorship laws and perform unusual and avant garde... More
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Charing Cross Road, London, Soho, London WC2H | 32 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
This is a gorgeous Edwardian Theatre, and the first theatre to show many famous productions, including 'Godspell' and Yazmin Reza's incredibly popular three-hander 'Art'. Known... More
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210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 32 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
A large and appealingly shabby Edwardian theatre which has produced almost a century of successful popular theatre and musicals. The most notorious of these was... More
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West Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 33 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Designed as a companion theatre to the New Ambassador’s, which stands next to it, separated only by the narrow Tower Court, St Martin’s was completed... More
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Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Soho, London W1A | 34 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
The towering Palace Theatre dominates Cambridge Circus. Five storeys of dark-red brick with octagonal towers on the top give it a looming aspect better suited... More
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Old Compton Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 36 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
The Prince Edward Theatre was designed by Edward Stone and opened in 1930 with a performance of the musical ‘Rio Rita’. Just a few years... More
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Rosebery Avenue, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 36 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Modern contemporary dance and music performance space. Occupying a site with a long tradition of entertaining Londoners, Sadler's Wells exists to bring the best of... More
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Coventry Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 36 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Theatres have stood on this spot since 1884, perfectly placed to draw the attention of the great crowds moving between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square.... More
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268 Tottenham Court Road, London, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 36 minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Huge, but now slightly shabby, theatre which plays host to big, rocking musicals. The Dominion has a huge stage and hundreds of seats - on... More
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