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Barons Court Theatre is a small theatre of 52 cinema-style seats located in the basement of ''The Curtains Up''

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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

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'', Hardy's '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles'', Ibsen's ''

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's Richard III & '' Shakespeare's Women''.''Shakespeare's Women''
The British Theatre Guide Noted performers who have performed at the theatre include

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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

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, 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.

References

External links

- Official Website
Barons Court Theatre on offwestend.comBarons Court Theatre archive on uktw.co.uk
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