Group    From 1931  To 1987

Mercury Theatre

Categories: Theatre

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.

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Mercury Theatre

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Mercury Theatre

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