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Q Theatre

1924 establishments in England1958 disestablishments in EnglandBrentford, LondonFormer theatres in LondonTheatres completed in 1924
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Beatrice Lewisohn Q theatre programme 1935
Beatrice Lewisohn Q theatre programme 1935

The Q Theatre was a British theatre located near Kew Bridge in Brentford, west London, which operated between 1924 and 1958. It was built on the site of the former Kew Bridge Studios. The theatre, seating 490 in 25 rows with a central aisle, was opened in 1924 by Jack and Beatie de Leon with the financial support of Jack's sister Delia. It was one of a number of small, committed, independent theatre companies which included the Hampstead Everyman, the Arts Theatre Club and the Gate Theatre Studio. These theatres took risks by producing new and experimental plays which, although often at first thought to be commercially unviable on the West-End stage, later went on to transfer successfully. Actors including Dirk Bogarde, Joan Collins, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Lockwood, Barry Morse, and Anthony Quayle started their theatrical careers here. Peter Brook, Tony Richardson, Charles Hawtrey and William Gaskell directed plays here and the theatre staged the first plays of Terence Rattigan and William Douglas-Home.

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Q Theatre
Kew Bridge Court, London Grove Park (London Borough of Hounslow)

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Kew Bridge Court
W4 3AE London, Grove Park (London Borough of Hounslow)
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Beatrice Lewisohn Q theatre programme 1935
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