The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Ambassadors Theatre (Est. 1913)
Ambassadors Theatre
24 West St, London WC2H 9ND, England
Date Opened: 5 June 1913 Confidence Level
The Ambassadors Theatre opened on 5th June 1913. The theatre presented Deburau in 1921 which saw Ivor Novello making his first stage appearance, Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones starring Paul Robeson, The Mask of Virtue in 1935 which saw the West End stage debut of a 22 year old Vivien Leigh and Spring Meeting in 1938 with Margaret Rutherford. Britain's longest running production The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie opened at The Ambassadors on 25th November 1952 and played here until its 21st Birthday in 1973 when it transferred next door to the larger St Martin's Theatre.
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Ambassadors seating plan (URL)
Type: Summary Information
External Link: http://www.thisistheatre.com/seating/ambassadorstheatreseating.html
Sources
Ambassadors Theatre website
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Information taken from site's 'Theatre History' webpage [accessed 9 February 2018].
Production
The Hothouse (Premiere: Hampstead Theatre) (1980)
25-Jun-1980 to 20-Sep-1980
Hosted transfer. Preview: 24/06.
Ashes to Ashes (UK Premiere: Ambassadors Theatre) (revival at Pinter Festival) (1996)
12-Sep-1996 to 26-Oct-1996
The Royal Court made use of the Ambassadors Theatre until 1998.
Previews: 12, 13, 14, 17 and 18/9 at 20:00. Press night: 19/9 at 20:00.