Comedy Theatre Royal Comedy Theatre | |
 The theatre in 2007 | |
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| Address | Panton Street London, SW1 United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′35″N 0°07′51″W / 51.509778°N 0.130722°W |
| Public transit |  Piccadilly Circus |
| Owner | ATG Entertainment |
| Designation | Grade II |
| Type | West End theatre |
| Capacity | 796 (1,186 originally) |
| Production | Macbeth |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 15 October 1881 |
| Architect | Thomas Verity |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011,[1] is a West End theatre, and opened on Panton Street in the City of Westminster, on 15 October 1881, as the Royal Comedy Theatre. It was designed by Thomas Verity and built in just six months in painted (stucco) stone and brick.[2] By 1884 it was known as simply the Comedy Theatre. In the mid-1950s the theatre underwent major reconstruction and re-opened in December 1955; the auditorium remains essentially that of 1881, with three tiers of horseshoe-shaped balconies.[2]
- ^ "Harold Pinter has London theatre named after him", BBC News, 7 September 2011, accessed 8 September 2011.
- ^ a b English Heritage listing details accessed 28 April 2007.