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Barons Court Theatre

1991 establishments in EnglandBuildings and structures in the London Borough of Hammersmith and FulhamFulhamLondon building and structure stubsPub theatres in London
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Curtains Up, Barons Court, W14 (19120034783)
Curtains Up, Barons Court, W14 (19120034783)

Barons Court Theatre is a small theatre of 52 cinema-style seats located in the basement of The Curtains Up public house in Comeragh Road in West London. Founded in 1991, the Barons Court Theatre features a programme of short-run plays and afternoon magic shows that are frequently changed.Ron Phillips has been the artistic director since the theatre's inception, and productions at Barouns Courthe Theatre included Sophocles's Antigone, Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Ibsen's A Doll's House, Shakespeare's Richard III & Shakespeare's Women. Noted performers who have performed at the theatre include Sara Kestelman in Bitter Fruits of Palestine. The theatre also hosted The Magic Cavern, a theatre show of magic and illusion, presented by international magician Richard Leigh. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Barons Court Theatre has been closed for over a year. In 2021, artistic director Ron Phillips retired and was succeeded by Sharon Willems, previous artistic director of Kibo Productions.

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Barons Court Theatre
Comeragh Road, London West Kensington (London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham)

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Comeragh Road 28a
W14 9HP London, West Kensington (London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham)
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