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Welcome to the Trafalgar Studios Formerly the Whitehall Theatre, Trafalgar Studios is two new theatre studios under one roof in the heart of the London's West End. Opening with the RSC's production of Othello at the end of May, the larger space has approximately 380 seats. Othello was followed by the Watermill Theatre's acclaimed production of Sweeney Todd athe Young Vic's celebrated production of Simply Heavenly and Losing Louis starring Alison Steadman and Lynda Bellingham. Architects Tim Foster and John Muir have created two new intimate and dynamic theatre spaces that will inject a new energy and excitement into the venue and into the West End allowing The Ambassador Theatre Group to host a much wider range of entertainment than has previously been possible in commercial theatre. The Whitehall theatre opened in 1930 with a transfer of The Way to Treat a Woman by Walter Hackett (also the theatre's licensee). He presented several more highly successful plays of his own until leaving in 1934, and the theatre continued to build its reputation for popular modern comedies throughout the 1930s. During the war this tried and tested formula was rejected in favour of revue shows, which were all the rage elsewhere in London's West End. In 1942, The Whitehall Follies was launched, featuring a non-stop performance by Phyllis Dixey - audiences flocked in, mostly due to the fact that the celebrated Miss Dixey was famous for being the first stripper in the West End! In the mid-eighties, under Ian B Albery, there was extensive refurbishment to match the new regime of high quality theatre. Many of the building's unique art deco features were retained, and the Whitehall reopened with a hugely successful revival of J B Priestley's When We are Married. Highlights of the late eighties and early nineties include Run for Your Wife, Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular and A Tribute to the Blues Brothers. Other popular productions include Cooking With Elvis starring Frank Skinner, Only the Lonely, Trainspotting and John Godber's Bouncers. The theatre has also played host to radio and television shows and live theatre running concurrently: The Frank Skinner Live Show, Jack Docherty Show and Melinda's Big Night In have all taken place at Whitehall, as has BBC Radio 4's Live from London. HOT TIP! Disclaimer: |
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