The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Living Theatre (Est. 1960)
The Living Theatre
Date Opened: 1960 Confidence Level
Demolished in 1963
A collective of actors converted the St Nicholas Sunday School in Leicester for their theatre in 1960. The building was set to be demolished the following year to make way for the A594 development, but this was delayed and the company remained until 1963, when it was dissolved.
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Linked People
Derrick Goodwin (1935)
Management | Artistic Director
Jill Gascoine (1937 - 2020)
Management | Artistic Director
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Sources
Music hall and theatre history website
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/LeicesterTheatres/LivingTheatreLeicester.htm
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Accessed 14 January 2021
Midland Montage: 24.05.1962: The Living Theatre
http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p15407coll2/id/38/
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Production
The Birthday Party (Living Theatre) (1962)
Last to Go / Five and a Bit (The Living Theatre) (1961)
Trouble in the Works / Five and a Bit (The Living Theatre) (1961)
Black and White / Five and a Bit (The Living Theatre) (1961)
The Caretaker (The Living Theatre) (1961)