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Barbican Theatre
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Silk Street,
The City, London, EC2Y 8DS
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| The Barbican Centre's two theatre spaces - the Barbican Theatre and The Pit - offer everything from gritty reality to far-flung fantasy, from dance to drama, from established artists... More
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Battersea Arts Centre (BAC)
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Old Town Hall, Lavender Hill, Battersea, SW11 5TN
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| Carrying many of London's best fringe productions, the Battersea Arts Centre is one of the best off-West End theatres in the capital. A Grade II listed building which was the... More
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Comedy Theatre
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6 Panton Street,
Soho, London, SW1Y 4DN
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| The Comedy Theatre's 1881 interior is one of the oldest in London and one of the most charming, in spite of the damage wrought by an ill-considered restoration in 1954.... More
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Criterion Theatre
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2 Jermyn Street,
St James's, London, SW1Y 4XA
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| The tiny entrance of the Criterion theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is to miss one of London’s... More
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Dominion Theatre
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268 Tottenham Court Road,
Bloomsbury, London, W1T 7AQ
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| Huge, but now slightly shabby, theatre which plays host to big, rocking musicals. The Dominion has a huge stage and hundreds of seats - on a packed night here noise... More
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Fortune Theatre
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Russell Street,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5HH
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| 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 and Modernist style whose smooth... More
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Garrick Theatre
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2 Charing Cross Road,
Soho, London, WC2H 0HH
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| 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. It was originally financed by... More
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Hackney Empire
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291 Mare Street, E8 1EJ
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| Renowned East London entertainment venue designed by celebrated architect Frank Matcham. Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin both trod the boards here in the Hackney Empire's music hall heyday but the... More
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Old Vic Theatre
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103 The Cut,
South Bank, London, SE1 8NB
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| With the exception of Shakespeare's Globe, the Old Vic has probably had a greater influence on the history of drama than any theatre standing today. From John Gielgud and Laurence... More
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Prince Edward Theatre
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Old Compton Street,
Soho, London, W1D 4HS
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| 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 later, the space was converted... More
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Riverside Studios - Theatre
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Crisp Road, Hammersmith, W6 9RL
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| Excellent small studio theatre staging innovative comedy and more serious productions. The Riverside's location on the Thames in Hammersmith makes it the local theatre of West London's media / BBC... More
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Royal Court Theatre
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Sloane Square,
Belgravia, London, SW1W 8AS
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| Dedicated to putting on new work and discovering new voices, the Royal Court Theatre was seen as 'the most important theatre in Europe' by no less an authority than The... More
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Shaftesbury Theatre
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210 Shaftesbury Avenue,
Covent Garden, London, WC2H 8DP
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| 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 probably 'Hair', infamous both for... More
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
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21 New Globe Walk,
Bankside, London, SE1 9DT
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| This replica of the Shakespeare's 16th century theatre, reconstructed just 200 yards from its original site, is the brainchild of American actor and director Sam Wanamaker. Built in wood and... More
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Young Vic, The
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66 The Cut,
South Bank, London, SE1 8LZ
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| 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 an inspiration for the new... More
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Theatre Peckham
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Havil Street, SE5 7SD
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| In the heart of Borough, behind Southwark Town Hall, the Peckham Theatre offers theatre workshops especially aimed at children and young people in the borough. Their youth arts programme... More
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Theatre Royal Stratford East
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Gerry Raffles Square, E15 1BN
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| Excellent independent theatre in Stratford, with an extensive teaching programme, drama workshops and a track record of producing original shows that go on to success in the West End. Stratford... More
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Tricycle Theatre and Cinema
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269 Kilburn High Road, NW6 7JR
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| Well-loved Kilburn arts complex comprising a cinema and gallery space alongside a 230-seat theatre. The Tricycle has a reputation for socially aware writing that reflects the cultural diversity of its... More
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Victoria Palace Theatre
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Victoria Street,
Pimlico, London, SW1E 5EA
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| The exterior of the Victoria Palace is among the most impressive of any theatre in London. Before the advent of air travel, the giant arch, dome and pillared façade of... More
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Wyndham's Theatre
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Charing Cross Road,
Soho, London, WC2H 0DA
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| 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 for staging critically acclaimed dramas,... More
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Aldwych Theatre
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Aldwych,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B4LD
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| 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 for being the home of... More
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Arts Theatre
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6-7 Great Newport Street,
Covent Garden, London, WC2H 7JB
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| 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 fare. One of the smallest... More
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Barbican The Pit
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Silk Street,
The City, London, EC2Y 8DS
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| In the two theatre spaces - the Barbican Theatre and the Pit - you can enjoy everything from gritty reality to far-flung fantasy, from dance to drama, from established... More
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Bloomsbury Theatre
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15 Gordon Street,
Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 0AH
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| Owned and part-funded by University College London, the Bloomsbury was completed in 1968 on the site of a bomb-damaged church. The years have not been kind to this style of... More
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Bush Theatre
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Shepherds Bush Green, W12 8QD
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| London's essential theatre for new writing has been the first step into the big time for dozens of Britain's best playwrights, including Stehen Poliakoff, Billy Roche and Sam Shepherd. Challenging,... More
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Cambridge Theatre
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Earlham Street,
Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9HU
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| The Cambridge Theatre is a 1930s design classic in the Art Deco style, with smooth, sparsely decorated curves and two stunning gold murals. Its simplicity is belied by a long... More
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Hen & Chickens Theatre
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109 St Paul's Road, N1 2NA
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| A wonderful night out on London's thriving fringe scene can be had at the Hen and Chickens Theatre, which sits above the cosy, candlelit pub that shares its name. The venue... More
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