Group    From 1908 

Society of West End Theatre/London Theatre

Categories: Theatre

1908 Formed as West End Theatre Managers.
1976 By now it is called Society of West End Theatre.
1994 Renamed Society of London Theatre.

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Society of West End Theatre/London Theatre

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Alhambra Theatre

Theatreland - heart of the performing arts in London. Alhambra Theatre On t...

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Apollo Theatre

Apollo Theatre Originally intended for musicals the Apollo Theatre opened in ...

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Duchess Theatre

Duchess Theatre The Duchess Theatre began a distinguished career as a home f...

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Gaiety Theatre - SWET

Gaiety Theatre On this site until 1957 stood the re-sited Gaiety Theatre whic...

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Garrick Theatre

Theatreland - heart of the performing arts in London. Garrick Theatre Bui...

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Other Subjects

Dame Sybil Thorndike

Dame Sybil Thorndike

Born Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Actor. George Bernard Shaw wrote his play Saint Joan with her in mind. Created Dame of the British Empire in 1931. She was married to the actor Sir Lewis Casson. Di...

Person, Cinema, Theatre

2 memorials
Joe Orton

Joe Orton

Playwright. Born Leicester. Came to London in 1951 as a student at RADA, where he met fellow student Kenneth Halliwell. Works include Entertaining Mr Sloane and Loot, in which he wrote the part o...

Person, Theatre, Tragedy

1 memorial
George Grossmith, Snr

George Grossmith, Snr

Born London. Entertainer and author. Created a number of the great Gilbert and Sullivan roles, including Bunthorne, possibly modelled on Oscar Wilde. With his brother Weedon wrote the comic novel '...

Person, Literature, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial
Walter Macqueen-Pope

Walter Macqueen-Pope

Theatre manager and historian. Born Walter James Macqueen-Pope in Farnham, Surrey. He was business manager at many London theatres including the Queens, the Duke of York's and the London Palladium....

Person, History, Theatre

1 memorial
Brixton Theatre

Brixton Theatre

Theatre designed by Frank Matcham. It had a capacity of 1,504, and was home to plays, small touring productions, and Christmas pantomimes. It was renamed the Melville Theatre in 1940, but was destr...

Building, Theatre

1 memorial