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The Harold Pinter Theatre, formerly the Comedy Theatre until 2011,〔("Harold Pinter has London theatre named after him" ), ''BBC News'', 7 September 2011, accessed 8 September 2011.〕 is a West End theatre, and opened on Panton Street in the City of Westminster, on 15 October 1881, as the ''Royal Comedy Theatre''. It was designed by Thomas Verity and built in just six months in painted (stucco) stone and brick.〔(English Heritage listing details ) accessed 28 Apr 2007.〕 By 1884 it was known as just the ''Comedy Theatre''. In the mid-1950s the theatre underwent major reconstruction and re-opened in December 1955; the auditorium remains essentially that of 1881, with three tiers of horseshoe-shaped balconies.〔 ==History== In 1883, the successful operetta ''Falka'' had its London première at the theatre, and in 1885, ''Erminie'' did the same. The theatre's reputation grew through the First World War when Charles Blake Cochran and André Charlot presented their famous revue shows. Famous actors who appeared here include Henry Daniell who played John Carlton in ''Secrets'' in September 1929. The theatre was notable for the role it played in overturning stage censorship by establishing the New Watergate Club in 1956, under producer Anthony Field.〔(''Interview with Anthony Field CBE'' 14 March, 2007(The Theatre Archive Project, British Library) ) accessed 16 Oct 2007.〕 The Theatres Act 1843 was still in force and required scripts to be submitted for approval by the Lord Chamberlain's Office. Formation of the club allowed plays that had been banned due to language or subject matter to be performed under "club" conditions. Plays produced in this way included the UK premières of Arthur Miller's ''A View from the Bridge'', Robert Anderson's ''Tea and Sympathy'' and Tennessee Williams' ''Cat On A Hot Tin Roof''.〔(Paul Ibell. ''Theatreland: A Journey Through the Heart of London's Theatre''. ) Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009: p. 205〕 The law was not revoked until 1968, but in the late 1950s there was a loosening of conditions in theatre censorship, the club was dissolved and Peter Shaffer's ''Five Finger Exercise'' premièred to a public audience.〔(The Harold Pinter Theatre history ) accessed 8 September 2011.〕 The theatre was Grade II listed by English Heritage in June 1972. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harold Pinter Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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