Theatres · West Midlands
The Players Theatre
The Players Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
Roger Templeman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway · 3.7 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Players Theatre is a working theatre in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands. The site is within the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Henley and Thame parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Haddenham and Thame Parkway, about 3.7 km away. Postcode area OX9.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Players Theatre, located at 115 MacDougal Street between West 3rd and Bleecker Streets in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, is one of the oldest commercial Off-Broadway theatres in operation in New York City. The Players Theatre contains a main stage with more than 200 seats and a 50-seat black box theatre, as well as four rehearsal rooms. The historic Cafe Wha? is located in its basement.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
It was built in 1907 as a carriage house where it served police horses until it was converted into a theatre in the late 1950s. Celebrities who have appeared on their stage including young Britney Spears and Natalie Portman in Ruthless! in 1992. In 2010 it served as the Off-Broadway home for Teller and Todd Robbins's Play Dead.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7456, -0.9770
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Thame
- Postcode
- OX9 2DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Phone
- +44 1844 217228
- Nearest railway station
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway — 3.7 km
- Official site
- www.thameplayers.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w742432696 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Players Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Players Theatre?
- The Players Theatre is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX9 2DP), in the parish of Thame.
- Is The Players Theatre a protected site?
- Yes — The Players Theatre is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to The Players Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Haddenham and Thame Parkway, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX9 2DP.