Playhouse Theatre

Playhouse Theatre
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My Name Is Rachel Corrie at the Playhouse Theatre in 2006
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AddressCraven Street
London, WC2
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′25″N 0°07′25″W / 51.506944°N 0.123611°W / 51.506944; -0.123611
Public transitLondon Underground Charing Cross; Embankment
National Rail Charing Cross
OwnerATG Entertainment
OperatorATG Entertainment
DesignationGrade II listed[1]
TypeWest End theatre
Capacity550 on 3 levels (as the Kit Kat Club)
ProductionCabaret
Construction
Opened11 March 1882; 142 years ago (1882-03-11)
Rebuilt1907 (Blow and Billerey)
ArchitectF. H. Fowler & Hill
Website
Playhouse Theatre at Ambassador Theatre Group
George Bernard Shaw

The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square, central London. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt in 1907 and still retains its original substage machinery. As of November 2021, the theatre has been refurbished and advertised as the Kit Kat Club while it is hosting a revival of the musical Cabaret.

  1. ^ Historic England (9 January 1970). "The Playhouse Theatre (1356962)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 October 2014.