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Fortune Theatre

Grade II listed buildings in the City of WestminsterPerformance art venuesTheatres completed in 1924Theatres in the City of WestminsterWest End theatres
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The Fortune Theatre is a 432-seat West End theatre on Russell Street, near Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster. Since 1989 the theatre has hosted the long running play The Woman in Black.

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Fortune Theatre
Russell Street, City of Westminster Holborn

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WC2B 5JD City of Westminster, Holborn
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