Founded by Ashley Dukes as a new stage for plays by poets.
The plaque gives 1931 as the start date, but Wikipedia gives 1933. Possibly for those first 3 years it was a home for the Ballet Club and not yet a theatre.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mercury Theatre
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Mercury Theatre
Here stood the Mercury Theatre, 1931 - 1987, founded by author and playwright...
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John Dryden
Poet and playwright. Born in Aldwincle, Northamptonshire. The first Poet Laureate. Died in London. Initially buried in St Anne's Church, Soho but quickly reburied in Chaucer's grave in Westminster ...
6 memorials
William Congreve
Playwright and poet. Born Yorkshire, died at the home of his friend, Edward Porter, in Surrey Street.
1 memorial
Royal Court Theatre
Theatre on the east side of Sloane Square. The current 1888 building, designed by Walter Emden and Bertie Crewe, opened as the New Court Theatre. Many of George Bernard Shaw's early plays were prod...
1 memorial
Pearl Connor
Pearl Connor-Mogotsi, née Nunez, was a Trinidadian-born theatrical and literary agent, actress and cultural activist, who was a pioneering campaigner for the recognition and promotion of African Ca...
Person, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Theatre, Caribbean Islands
1 memorial
Savoy Theatre
The Savoy Theatre opened in 1881. Despite this date it is a delightful example of Art Deco, explained on the Savoy Theatre website as follows: The theatre closed on 3 June 1929 to be internally com...
3 memorials
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