Fortune Theatre Russell Street, Covent Garden London WC2B 5HH
Fully renovated in 1960, The Fortune Theatre bears a close traditional style proscenium arch theatre in the 'Art Deco style' which was the first West End theatre to be built after the First World War.
The theatre is especially known for having a 'hanging freehold' with the Scottish National Church, adjacent to it. The corridor belonging to the Church runs along one side of the theatre's auditorium at ground level. The stalls level are placed under it, the Dress Circle level along side it while the Upper Circle above it.
Probably owing to its closeness with the theatre next door, the first production to staged at this theatre was Laurence Cowan's play called "Sinners".
The first 'hit' here was a comedy by Frederick Lonsdale, "On Approval", which had a run of just over one year in 1927. Then in 1957, the Flanders and Swan revue "At the drop of a hat" had a run for 733 performances. In 1961 “Beyond The Fringe” was staged by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller which had a run for 1,184 performances before transferring to the Mayfair Theatre. In 1979, the play "Murder In the Vicarage" had a run of 1,758 performances. The record for the Fortune Theatre's longest run goes to a thriller adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from a novel by Susan Hill, namely "The Woman In Black", which though originally opened at the Strand Theatre on 18th April 1989. The play finally reached to Fortune Theatre on 7th June 1989. Nearest Tube : Covent Garden Tube Distance : 5 to 10 minutes walk Train Station : Charing Cross Car Park : MasterPark Trafalgar Square Map : Click Here
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