Arts Theatre, London
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Arts Theatre, London is an intimate West End playhouse known for staging innovative and sometimes controversial productions, including the first English-language performance of Samuel Beckett’s "Waiting for Godot."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West End theatre
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theatre ⓘ |
| architecturalType | enclosed proscenium theatre ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
early supporter of avant-garde drama in London
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important venue in the history of modern British theatre ⓘ |
| describedAs |
intimate theatre
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studio-style playhouse ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Arts Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Arts Theatre West End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBar | yes ⓘ |
| hasBorough | City of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial theatre
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fringe-style venue ⓘ receiving house ⓘ |
| hasPostcode | WC2H 7JB ⓘ |
| hasProgramming |
comedy
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limited-run productions ⓘ musicals ⓘ plays ⓘ revues ⓘ transfers from fringe theatres ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity |
350
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approximately 350 seats ⓘ |
| hasStageType | proscenium arch stage ⓘ |
| hasStudioSpace | yes ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://artstheatrewestend.co.uk/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial productions
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innovative productions ⓘ off-West End style programming within the West End ⓘ staging experimental theatre ⓘ staging new writing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ West End of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Covent Garden
NERFINISHED
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Leicester Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProduction | Waiting for Godot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductionDirector | Peter Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductionLanguage | first English-language production of Waiting for Godot ⓘ |
| notableProductionOpeningDate | 1955-08-03 ⓘ |
| notableProductionPlaywright | Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1927-04-20 ⓘ |
| partOf |
London theatre scene
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West End theatre district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 6-7 Great Newport Street ⓘ |
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