The Harold Pinter Theatre, (formally called the Comedy Theatre) in London is a west end theatre and opened on Panton Street in the City Of Westminster on 15th October 1881, as the Royal Comedy Theatre. It was designed by Thomas Verity and built in just six months in painted stone and brick. By 1884 it was known as just the Comedy Theatre In the mid-1950s the theatre went under major reconstruction and re-opened in December 1955, the auditorium remains essentially the same as in 1881, with three tiers of horseshoe shaped balconies
In 1883, the successful operetta Falka had its London première at the Comedy Theatre, and in 1885, Erminie did the same. The theatre's reputation grew throughout World War I when Charles Blake Cochran and Andre Charlot presented their famous revue shows there. Famous actors who appeared here include Henry Daniell who played John Carlton in Secrets in September 1929.
The Comedy Theatre was notable for the role it played in overturning stage censorship by establishing the New Watergate Club in 1956, under producer Anthony Field. The outdated Theatre Act of 1943 still required scripts to be submitted for approval by the Lord Chamberlain's Office, however. formation of the club allowed plays that had been banned due to language or subject matter to be performed under 'club' conditions. The law was not revoked until 1968, The Harold Pinter Theatre is a part of the Ambassador Theatre Group and was Grade II listed by English Heritage in June 1972.
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