Criterion Theatre

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The Criterion Theatre is a historic playhouse in London's West End, known for its intimate underground auditorium and long-running comedies and dramas.

All labels observed (2)

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Criterion Theatre Trust 2
Criterion Theatre canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf West End theatre
theatre
address 218–223 Piccadilly, London
architect Thomas Verity
auditoriumType subterranean auditorium
borough City of Westminster
country United Kingdom
hasAlternateName Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus
hasCategory Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster
Grade II* listed theatres in London
Piccadilly Circus
Theatres completed in 1874
West End theatres
hasHeritageStatus Grade II* listed building
hasLanguageOfPerformances English
hasProduction An Inspector Calls (stage)
surface form: An Inspector Calls

Otherwise Engaged
Run for Your Wife
The 39 Steps
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
The Play What I Wrote
The Reduced Shakespeare Company shows
The Secret Rapture
The Underpants
hasWebsite https://www.criterion-theatre.co.uk/
heritageListingAuthority Historic England
knownFor long-running comedies
long-running dramas
locatedOn Piccadilly Circus
location London, England
surface form: London

West End of London
management Criterion Theatre self-linksurface differs
surface form: Criterion Theatre Trust
nearbyLandmark Piccadilly Circus Underground station
Regent Street
Shaftesbury Avenue
notableFeature intimate underground auditorium
openingDate 1874
originalUse restaurant and theatre complex
ownership Criterion Theatre self-linksurface differs
surface form: Criterion Theatre Trust
primaryFunction live theatre performances
programmingFocus comedy plays
commercial productions
drama plays
publicTransit Piccadilly Circus Underground station
surface form: Piccadilly Circus tube station
seatingCapacity about 600
style Victorian

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West End theatres hasTheatre Criterion Theatre
Criterion Theatre management Criterion Theatre self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Criterion Theatre Trust
Criterion Theatre ownership Criterion Theatre self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Criterion Theatre Trust