Playhouse Theatre, Grade II listed theatre in City of Westminster, England
The Playhouse Theatre is a Grade II listed theatre building in the City of Westminster, located on Northumberland Avenue near Trafalgar Square. The main auditorium holds 550 spectators and currently uses an in-the-round seating arrangement.
The building opened in 1882 as the Royal Avenue Theatre and suffered damage in 1905 from a collapsed railway station roof. Reconstruction followed in 1907 and gave the theatre its present form.
The name comes from the original Royal Avenue Theatre designation, which referred to the street location. After the 1907 reconstruction the building received its current name and became a venue for light entertainment and comedies.
The entrance is directly on Northumberland Avenue and easily reached from the Underground stations at Embankment and Charing Cross. Both stations connect several lines and are only a short walk away.
Between 1951 and 1976 the BBC used the rooms as a recording studio and captured concerts by Led Zeppelin and The Beatles as well as radio shows like The Goon Show there. In 2021 the interior was completely transformed into the Kit Kat Club for the musical production Cabaret.
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