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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Frankie Howerd

Frankie Howerd

Comedian and actor. Born Francis Alick Howard in York. He started entertaining whilst serving in the army in WW2 during which time he changed the spelling of his surname, 'to be different'. After a...

Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Sir Bruce Forsyth

Sir Bruce Forsyth

TV presenter and all-round entertainer.  Born Edmonton.  Sunday Night at the London Palladium, The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right, Strictly Come Dancing - the shows just...

Person, Seriously Famous, Theatre, TV & Radio

3 memorials
Carleton Hobbs

Carleton Hobbs

Hobbo (as he was known) portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 80 radio adaptations in a series of Sherlock Holmes radio dramas, 1952–69. Carleton Percy Hobbs was born in Farnborough and died in London. He ...

Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Sean O'Casey

Sean O'Casey

Playwright. Born John Casey in Dublin. He was a strong supporter of the Irish Nationalist cause, changing his name to Seán Ó Cathasaigh. His first play, 'The Shadow of a Gunman', was performed at t...

Person, Theatre, Ireland

1 memorial
Lupino Lane

Lupino Lane

Actor and theatre manager. Born Henry William George Lupino in London. He came from a theatrical family and adopted the name 'Lane' from a great aunt. He made his first stage appearance at the age ...

Person, Cinema, Theatre

1 memorial

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Celia Fiennes

Celia Fiennes

Traveller and diarist.  Born near Salisbury.  Moved to join a sister's family in London in 1691.  She explored England on horse-back at a time when travel was difficult and particularly so for a wo...

Person, Exploring

1 memorial
Bethnal Green Town Hall

Bethnal Green Town Hall

E2, Cambridge Heath Road

This 1910 Town Hall is by Percy Robinson with W. Alban Jones. Sculpture is by Henry Poole. The 1939 eastern extension is by E. C. P. Monson.

19 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Westminster City Council

Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...

Group, Politics & Administration

183 memorials
Savoy Hotel

Savoy Hotel

Following the success of the Savoy Theatre the hotel was built next door to satisfy the demand for accommodation from the members of the audience. The first London Hotel to have fully plumbed-in ba...

Group, Commerce

9 memorials
Family of Richard Everitt

Family of Richard Everitt

His parents and Daniel, Lucy and Shirley.

Group, Friend / family

2 memorials