Place    From 26/12/1910 

New WImbledon Theatre

Categories: Theatre

A Grade II listed theatre, which opened originally as just the Wimbledon Theatre. Many famous artistes appeared here between the wars. and the musicals 'Oliver!' and 'Half a Sixpence' premiered here before opening in the west end. It was refurbished in the late 1990s, and after some financial problems, it reopened in 2004 with the addition of 'New' to its name. The golden statue on top of the dome is Laetitia, the Roman goddess of gaiety.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
New WImbledon Theatre

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Jon Pertwee - SW19

Jon Pertwee, 1919 - 1996, actor, entertainer & Time Lord, worked here. Th...

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Dame Flora Robson

Dame Flora Robson

Actor. Born Flora McKenzie Robson in South Shields, County Durham. She made her stage debut in 1921, but found it difficult to obtain parts because she did not have the required good looks. She tem...

Person, Cinema, Theatre

2 memorials
Tunnel Trench - play

Tunnel Trench - play

A war play by Hubert Griffith, set in WW1. Shown as a ITV Play of the Week in 1963. This play opened The Duchess Theartre in 1929.

Fiction, Fictional, Theatre

1 memorial
Southbank Centre

Southbank Centre

Arts centre. Oversees the Hayward Gallery, the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Saison Poetry Library, and the Arts Council Collection.

Group, Music / songs, Theatre

2 memorials
Sir Oswald Stoll

Sir Oswald Stoll

Theatre manager impresario. Born Melbourne, Australia. Moved when young to England and helped his mother manage a music hall in Liverpool. Very successful and merged with his competitor to form the...

Person, Theatre, Australia

2 memorials
Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson

Playwright and poet. Born in Westminster, possibly, and a committed Londoner, though also of proud Scottish descent. Imprisoned three times, once for his first play which was deemed to be "lewd, se...

Person, Theatre, Scotland

3 memorials