Suggestions for lesser-known, smaller theatre in London?

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Suggestions for lesser-known, smaller theatre in London?

Posted: 3/11/09 at 1:09am

Hello all, this is somewhat in line with the other person asking for show suggestions, but I'm looking specifically for recommendations on smaller, lesser-known plays/musicals/theatre that would be worth seeing on a trip... not sure what the British equivalent of "Off-Broadway"/"Off-Off Broadway" are.

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re: Suggestions for lesser-known, smaller theatre in London?

Posted: 3/11/09 at 4:37am

There is no Off-Broadway in London. There's the West End, the Fringe, and a very small number of outliers like the Chocolate Factory who are trying to call themselves "Off-West End" and failing to make it stick.

re: Suggestions for lesser-known, smaller theatre in London?

Posted: 3/11/09 at 8:10am

The Soho Theatre is always worth checking out, as is the Arcola. The Landor does quite great musicals. Just read the Off-Westend and Fringe listings in Time Out and be adventureous. It's almost always worth it.

re: Suggestions for lesser-known, smaller theatre in London?

Posted: 3/11/09 at 9:05am

Check out the Finborugh Theatre, a fabulous tiny theatre space. Everything I've seen there has always been of outstanding quality.

The Jermyn Street is another great intimate theatre. Not sure when you're going to be in London but there is a great production of Sondheim's "Saturday Night" there at the moment and in April there's a production of a terrific new musical "Jet Set Go".

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re: Suggestions for lesser-known, smaller theatre in London?

Posted: 3/12/09 at 4:39pm

Too bad Saturday Night will have closed - that's one of those so rarely produced Sondheims that I'd jump at the chance to see it.

Thanks for the recommendations!

re: Suggestions for lesser-known, smaller theatre in London?

Posted: 3/12/09 at 10:49pm

the Bush Theatre in Shepherds Bush is near a tube line , they do cool stuff have a Neil LaBute play, "Wrecks" playing till march 28th,
i was in London in Jan. brrrrrr
found new cool theatre, Union Theatre on the south bank of the thames Southwark tube nearest station,
my "west end" show was "39 Steps" lots of fun...

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