Whitehall Theatre [London] (Q9313)
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Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
- Whitehall Theatre
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Whitehall Theatre [London] | Theatre building in London, United Kingdom |
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51°30'23.760"N, 0°7'39.000"W
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Built 1930 by Edward A. Stone for Walter Hackett. Interior decoration by Marc-Henri Levy and Gaston Laverdet. Opened 29 Sep 1930 as Whitehall Theatre with Walter Hackett's The Way to Treat a Woman. Originally used as a drama theatre. From 1942, used for Phyllis Dixey's revues. 1945-1969 used for farce performances (e. g. R. F. Delderfield's comedy Worm's Eye View that ran for 2245 performances from 1945). From 1971, used for a nude musical. In the late 1970s, unauthorised use as a tourist-trap war museum (Theatre of War). Saved as a theatre by public activity of the Theatres Trust and the Save London's Theatres Campaign. Ca. 1985 bought by the Maybox Group, restored and re-opened as a theatre. 2004 renamed Trafalgar Studios, later Trafalgar Theatre. Operated by the Ambassador Theatre Group. Originally 635 seats, today 648 seats. (English)
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1930
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2020
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I. p. 40 ; III. pp. 64, 66.
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