Mermaid Theatre (Est. 1959)

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Mermaid Theatre

2 Puddle Dock, London EC4V 3DS, England

Date Opened: 1959

'[A] theatre encompassing the site of Puddle Dock and Curriers' Alley at Blackfriars in the City of London, and the first built in the City since the time of Shakespeare. It was, importantly, also one of the first new theatres to abandon the traditional stage layout; instead a single tier of seats surrounded the stage on three sides.' It had a seating capacity of 600. The Mermaid closed in 2003 (Wikipedia).

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Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid_Theatre

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Accessed 31 August 2018.

Theatres Trust Database

https://database.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/2743-mermaid

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Information about date of opening corroborated on site's webpage for the theatre [accessed 31 August 2018].

Production

The Caretaker (Mermaid Theatre) (1972)

29-Feb-1972 to 13-May-1972

Exiles (Mermaid - Aldwych) (1970)

12-Nov-1970 to 12-Dec-1970

Previews were 10 and 11/11.