Its layout is based on the former Rose Theatre in Southwark. The front rows have no seats, but instead of standing space for 'groundlings', patrons bring their own cushions. A plaque at the entrance to the theatre states that it is the first theatre of the 21st century - a fact which we can neither prove nor disprove.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Rose Theatre - Kingston upon Thames
{Beneath the Charter Quay logo:} The first theatre of the 21st century was bu...
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