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collapsed. The roof and girders fell across the train lines but part of the station's western wall also fell and crashed through the roof and wall of the theatre. This resulted in the deaths of three people in the station, and three workmen on the theatre site and injuries to many more. The theatre
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bought the Playhouse for just over £1 million. The following year, the theatre was offered commercial sponsorship by a financial services' company, and for a while it was known as the MI Group Playhouse. In 1991, the Playhouse became home to the
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of 1,200. It was rebuilt in 1907 and still retains its original substage machinery. As of November 2021, the theatre has been refurbished and advertised as the
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were recorded here, although at least the first two shows were also recorded at other venues during their runs. The stage also hosted live performances by
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In 1996, Cooney sold the Playhouse to American investment banker Patrick Sulaiman Cole, whose first production was a critically acclaimed revival of
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American theatrical producers Ted and Norman Tulchin's Maidstone Productions purchased the theatre at the end of 2002, with the venue managed by
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Following renovations to the theatre during the pandemic, the theatre re-opened as the Kit Kat Club to house a new revival of
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in 1894. It was successful enough to allow him to discontinue music criticism to focus full-time on play writing. The actress
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The theatre was restored to its 1907 design by impresario Robin Gonshaw, opening again in October 1987 with the musical
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The theatre was rebuilt in 1905 to the designs of Blow and Billerey. During the work, part of the roof of the adjacent
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in a season of plays at the theatre. Farr's first production was unsuccessful, and so she prevailed upon her friend,
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This article is about the theatre in the West End of London. For other theatres of this name and related uses, see
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Company, and a number of critically and commercially successful plays were performed there, including
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which began previews on 15 November 2021. The renovations included converting the theatre into an
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for just over £2 million. That year Cooney staged the West End premiere of his latest farce
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When the BBC left around 1976, the theatre went dark and was in danger of demolition.
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productions, including the popular but critically panned premiere of David Hare's
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premièred at the Playhouse on 30 August 1919, running for 235 performances, and
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In December 2013, ATG had acquired 100 percent ownership of the Playhouse.
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on 2 April 1934. Daniell returned in November that year as Paul Miller in
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and farces for several years. For much of this time, the low comedian
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would take up residence with a series of revivals, beginning with
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appeared in February 1927 as Robert Crosbie in Somerset Maugham's
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In 1992, Archer sold the Playhouse to the writer and impresario
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Successes at the Playhouse since the late 1990s have included
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appeared here in February 1926 as the Prince of Karaslavia in
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Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts, New Orleans
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Grade II listed buildings in the City of Westminster
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and Andre Godferneaux. Shaw wrote a sketch entitled
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Index

Avenue Theatre
Playhouse Theatre (disambiguation)

London
WC2
United Kingdom
Coordinates
51°30′25″N 0°07′25″W / 51.506944°N 0.123611°W / 51.506944; -0.123611
London Underground
Charing Cross
Embankment
National Rail
Charing Cross
ATG Entertainment
Grade II listed
West End theatre
Capacity
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre at Ambassador Theatre Group

George Bernard Shaw
West End theatre
City of Westminster
Northumberland Avenue
Trafalgar Square
seating capacity
Cabaret
Sefton Henry Parry
Jacques Offenbach
Madame Favart

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