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fromSFGATE
3 days ago

The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed

The Warfield opened on May 13, 1922, as Loew's Warfield - a " grand dame of a theatre" dedicated to film and vaudeville with a capacity of over 2,650 and a 33-foot-deep stage. The venue was the 300th theater commissioned by Marcus Loew and the 26th opened by his company within 18 months. The Warfield was built by local architect Gustave Albert Lansburgh; the early '20s were a boom time for Lansburgh, who simultaneously designed the neighboring Golden Gate Theatre (which also opened in 1922).
Film
Arts
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

'I was burning 7,000 calories a day. My body just shut down. It was terrifying' - Irish panto dames on the toughest gig in showbusiness

Playing a panto dame is a prestigious, physically demanding role requiring exaggerated costume, comic timing, and often a man performing as a matronly character.
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

'Her marriage was unhappy but also unbreakable': The love triangle of Sinead Cusack, Tom Stoppard and Jeremy Irons

The Irish actress's relationship with the late English playwright has passed into the annals of recent theatre history - but it was finding the son she'd given up for adoption that spelled the end of the affair
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Arts
fromianVisits
2 months ago

Tickets Alert: More dates for tours of the Royal Court Theatre

Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square is a 135-year-old venue offering backstage tours and combining preserved Victorian features with modern rebuilds and a basement extension.
Arts
fromianVisits
3 months ago

Halloween-themed late night tours of Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Drury Lane Halloween evening tours showcase theatrical history, terminology origins, scandals, innovations and ghosts; include a complimentary cocktail and last one hour.
London music
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
5 months ago

Comedy star steps in as landlord ends lease on London's longest-running pub theatre

Pentameters Theatre, founded in 1968, has ceased operations due to eviction despite its significance to the community.
London
fromianVisits
8 months ago

London's Pocket Parks: The Red Lion Playhouse, E1

The Red Lion was possibly London's first purpose-built theatre, opened in 1567 but closed within a year or two.
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