Unity Theatre grew out of the agitprop street theatre in the East End of London in the early 1930's. The theatre, a converted chapel, was destroyed by fire in 1975.
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Unity Theatre
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Unity Theatre inscription
This memorial is on the first floor facade of the building, to the left of th...
Unity Theatre plaque
This plaque is on the front facade at ground floor level, between the two win...
Other Subjects
Gus Elen
Music-hall singer. Born Ernest Augustine Elen at 103 Pulford Street, Pimlico. He started performing in public houses in 1891, singing songs about working-class life. Moving on to the stage, he beca...
1 memorial
Richard Burton
Actor. Born Richard Walter Jenkins at Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Wales. He was adopted by his English teacher Philip Burton, and took his surname. His first theatrical success was in Christopher Fry's 'The L...
1 memorial
Charles Rider Noble
Theatre manager and film cameraman. Born in Roydon, Essex. Details of his life are sketchy, but he is supposed to have managed a theatre in Northampton before taking over the newly built Brixton Th...
1 memorial
Vauxhall Gardens
A pleasure garden and one of the leading venues for public entertainment in Georgian London for over 60 years. Originally known as New Spring Gardens, the site is believed to have opened before th...
1 memorial
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