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Arts Theatre
Arts Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester Square · 0.1 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Arts Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Address: 6-7, Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JB. Coordinates: 51.5121°, -0.1276°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Arts Theatre is a theatre in Great Newport Street, in Westminster, Central London. It opened on April 20, 1927.
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Background
History
It opened on 20 April 1927 as a members-only club for the performance of unlicensed plays, thus avoiding theatre censorship by the Lord Chamberlain's office. It was one of a small number of committed, independent theatre companies, including the Hampstead Everyman, the Gate Theatre Studio and the Q Theatre, which took risks by producing a diverse range of new and experimental plays, or plays that were thought to be commercially non-viable on the West End. The theatrical producer Norman Marshall referred to these as 'The Other Theatre' in his 1947 book of the same name. The theatre opened with a revue by Herbert Farjeon entitled Picnic, produced by Harold Scott and with music by Beverley…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5121, -0.1276
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- WC2H 7JB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Phone
- +44 20 7836 8463
- Established
- 1927
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester Square — 0.1 km
- Official site
- artstheatrewestend.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w175158246 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Arts Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Arts Theatre London 2011.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Arts Theatre?
- Arts Theatre is in London, United Kingdom (postcode WC2H 7JB), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was Arts Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1927.
- Who owns Arts Theatre?
- Arts Theatre is owned by Consolidated Development.
- How do I get to Arts Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Leicester Square, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WC2H 7JB.