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In w/b 27th April 1936 Gielgud was to return in another of the decade’s great performances, that of Romeo in Romeo & Juliet. At the original production at the New Theatre, acting honours were shared with Laurence Olivier,… Read More
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William George Robert Sprague, the renowned theatre architect, has died only four years after his last theatre opened. Sprague was the architect of Streatham Hill Theatre (along with W. H. Barton) which opened in November 1929. Sprague lived… Read More
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Ivor Novello appeared frequently at Streatham Hill Theatre. On the last night of I Lived with You (which ran in week beginning 11th July 1932), Novello was visited by Douglas Fairbanks Jnr and his wife Joan Crawford, together… Read More
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The Bioscope “MORTGAGES AND CHARGES” section in 1931 notes that Streatham Hill Playhouse Ltd raised extra funds. 18th March 1931 Edition STREATHAM HILL PLAYHOUSES (sic). LTD.—Registered January 30th, £30,000 (not ex.), 2nd debenture to Branch Nominees, Ltd., as… Read More
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Journey’s End in w/b 16th June 1930, was, strangely, one of only two major plays about the Great War. Only a dozen years had passed, yet the stage had no place to examine the greatest social event which… Read More
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The Streatham Hill Theatre was due to open, offering “West End shows at provincial prices”, on Monday 18th November 1929, but wasn’t quite ready. It was ready enough to open on the Wednesday, 20th November 1929, with the… Read More
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The new Streatham Hill Playhouse will open on November 11, when the company now playing “Hold Everything” at the Palace Theatre will supply the opening attraction. The Stage 7/11/1929. As it happens opening was delayed due to incomplete… Read More
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On 1 October 1929 the Locarno Dance Hall opened in Streatham, just down the hill from the new Streatham Hill Theatre which was preparing its own opening in November 1929. Opened by band leader Billy Cotton, it was… Read More
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On 11th September 1928 a new company, Streatham Hill Playhouse Ltd, was registered.
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