| London: Mermaid Theatre |
Country: England, United Kingdom City: London Local authority district: City of London Location: Blackfriars, Puddle Dock / Upper Thames Street [1st "Mermaid Theatre" stage built 1951 by converting the hall of St John's Wood School in Acacia Road. 2nd "Mermaid Theatre" stage built 1953 in the quadrangle of the Royal Exchange.] Built 1957-1959 by Elidir L. W. Davies for Bernard Miles, by converting the remains of a warehouse destroyed in World War II. Stage design by Michael Stringer and C. Walter Hodges. Opened 28 May 1959 with Laurie Johnson's musical "Lock Up your Daughters". The complex includes a main auditorium (610 seats) and a studio theatre. Originally used for drama and musical performances, later also for conferences. Closed as a theatre in 2003. Later called "The Mermaid - Event Space London" and mainly used for corporate entertainment, congresses, functions, and art exhibitions. |
Front Text: inscription: "Mermaid Theatre"Reverse Text: "The Mermaid Theatre at Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London, E.C.4." Publisher: Photo: John Miles Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "The stage and auditorium of the Mermaid Theatre at Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London, E.C.4"Publisher: Bedford Lemere and Co. Ltd. Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
| For another picture of this theatre, see London: "The Theatres of London". Permanent link: https://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/id/1117 |