Harold Pinter Theatre

Harold Pinter Theatre
Comedy Theatre
Royal Comedy Theatre
The theatre in 2007
Map
AddressPanton Street
London, SW1
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′35″N 0°07′51″W / 51.509778°N 0.130722°W / 51.509778; -0.130722
Public transitLondon Underground Piccadilly Circus
OwnerATG Entertainment
DesignationGrade II
TypeWest End theatre
Capacity796
(1,186 originally)
Construction
Opened15 October 1881 (1881-10-15)
ArchitectThomas Verity
Website
www.haroldpintertheatre.co.uk

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]

  1. ^ "Harold Pinter has London theatre named after him", BBC News, 7 September 2011, accessed 8 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b English Heritage listing details accessed 28 April 2007.

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