Windmill Theatre
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Windmill Theatre was a famous London venue known for its pioneering nude revues and resilient wartime entertainment, later dramatized in the film "Mrs Henderson Presents."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West End theatre
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theatre ⓘ |
| address | Great Windmill Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticPolicy | no full frontal movement in nude scenes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British music hall tradition
ⓘ
Windmill Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
London theatre-goers
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wartime servicemen ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
challenged British stage censorship norms
ⓘ
iconic London entertainment venue ⓘ |
| era |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Mrs Henderson Presents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
revue
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variety theatre ⓘ |
| hasStageType | proscenium stage ⓘ |
| heritage | symbol of pre- and post-war London nightlife ⓘ |
| influenced |
British popular entertainment
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post-war British strip clubs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuous variety shows
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nude revues ⓘ pioneering tableaux vivants ⓘ wartime entertainment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Soho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingFeature | continuous performances ⓘ |
| neighbourhood | Soho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative staging of static nude tableaux
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resilience during the Blitz ⓘ |
| notableManager | Vivian Van Damm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOwner | Laura Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | London theatre district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulationContext | Lord Chamberlain theatre censorship ⓘ |
| slogan | We Never Closed ⓘ |
| status | historic theatre ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books on British theatre history
ⓘ
documentaries about London entertainment ⓘ film Mrs Henderson Presents ⓘ |
| typeOfBuilding | playhouse ⓘ |
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