91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Plaque

Duchess Theatre

Inscription

Duchess Theatre
The Duchess Theatre began a distinguished career as a home for both drama and comedy when it opened with the war play "Tunnel Trench" in 1929. Prominent productions have included the 1936 London debut of T.S. Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral" and Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" in 1942.
Theatreland - Heart of the Performing Arts in London - A joint venture by the City of Westminster and the Society of West End Theatre.

Site: Duchess Theatre (1 memorial)

WC2, Catherine Street

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Duchess Theatre

Subjects commemorated i

Murder in the Cathedral - London premiere

This verse play by TS Eliot concerning the murder of Becket, had its London p...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Blithe Spirit

Written by Noel Coward this play, first performed in Manchester in 1941, move...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Tunnel Trench - play

A war play by Hubert Griffith, set in WW1. Shown as a ITV Play of the Week i...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Sir Noel Coward

Actor, playwright, composer, film director, author, singer. Born Helmsdale, 5...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

T. S. Eliot

Poet and publisher. Born Saint Louis, Missouri as Thomas Stearns Eliot. His w...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Show all 6

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Duchess Theatre

Created by i

Society of West End Theatre/London Theatre

1908 Formed as West End Theatre Managers. 1976 By now it is called Society o...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Nearby Memorials

Thomas Gage

Thomas Gage

W1, Portland Place, 41

English Heritage Thomas Gage, 1721 - 1787, Commander of British Forces in North American, lived here.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann

W8, Scarsdale Villas, 1

Michael Flanders, 1922 - 1975, Donald Swann, 1923 - 1994, writers and performers of comic songs, lived and worked in the garden studio. E...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Pageants Wharf fire station

Pageants Wharf fire station

SE16, Rotherhithe Street, 241, Old Fire Station Court

Pageant Wharf was the Thames waterfront from Lavender Lock to Pageant Stairs, basically this block. The 1887 Goad Insurance Plan of Londo...

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Marshalsea Prison - garden

Marshalsea Prison - garden

SE1, Tabard Street, St George's Churchyard Gardens

Marshalsea Prison Beyond this old wall is the site of the old Marshalsea Prison, closed in 1842. This sign is attached to a remnant of th...

3 subjects commemorated
Sir Isaac Newton's house- detailed

Sir Isaac Newton's house- detailed

WC2, St Martin's Street, 35, Westminster Reference Library

plaque inside building at top of stairway directly facing entrance

13 subjects commemorated