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![]() My Name Is Rachel Corrie at the Playhouse Theatre in 2006 | |
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Address | Craven Street London, WC2 United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 51°30′25″N 0°07′25″W / 51.506944°N 0.123611°W |
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Owner | ATG Entertainment |
Operator | ATG Entertainment |
Designation | Grade II listed[1] |
Type | West End theatre |
Capacity | 550 on 3 levels (as the Kit Kat Club) |
Production | Cabaret |
Construction | |
Opened | 11 March 1882 |
Rebuilt | 1907 (Blow and Billerey) |
Architect | F. H. Fowler & Hill |
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Playhouse Theatre at Ambassador Theatre Group |
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.