The Greenwich Playhouse was an 84-seat
studio theatre
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in the central
Greenwich
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district of the
Royal Borough of Greenwich
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which opened in 1990 and closed in 2012.
It was situated above and had its entrance within the St. Christopher's Inn pub, situated on the east side of the forecourt of
Greenwich station.
In January 2012 the Greenwich Playhouse's closure as a producing theatre was again announced, coming into effect in April 2012.
See also
*
Greenwich Theatre - a
proscenium
A proscenium ( grc-gre, προσκήνιον, ) is the metaphorical vertical plane of space in a theatre, usually surrounded on the top and sides by a physical proscenium arch (whether or not truly "arched") and on the bottom by the stage floor ...
style theatre also in Greenwich.
References
External links
Galleon Theatre Company
Theatres completed in 1990
Theatres in the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Pub theatres in London
Studio theatres in London
1990 establishments in England
2012 disestablishments in England
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