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| There is a bar licensed for alcohol. Also available is ice-cream and confectionery. |
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| An induction loop is fitted at the Box Office which is available when booking. There are a limited number of headsets. Street level access is available via Russell Road with a wheel chair accessible lift. There are wheelchair spaces with a seat for a companion. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet and Bar facilities. There is an Infra Red system for the hearing impaired. Guide dogs are welcome in the Main House and Studio. |
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| The theatre is 9 miles from Heathrow and 16 miles from Gatwick. When you park after 4:00pm at Centrecourt Shopping Centre Car Park and see a show on the same day the theatre will validate your parking ticket. All you pay is £2. Simply take your show ticket with your parking ticket to the Box Office window after the show to receive this service. The offer is valid for all performances after 4:00pm (excluding matinees). The Centrecourt Car Park remains open until midnight. |
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| Wimbledon Tube Station is the closest underground. |
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| Wimbledon Rail Station is the closest |
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| Bus Routes: 57, 93, 131,163, 164, 200, 219, 493 |
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The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1QG CLICK HERE FOR ON-LINE STREETMAP |
Theatre Information |
The New Wimbledon Theatre was built in 1910 by the theatre lover J B Mullholland and and is now approaching its centenary year. It is generally known as the Grand Old Lady of Wimbledon’s Broadway. It is a Grade 2 listed building. The Georgian Renaissance style frontage is topped by the Goddess of Gaiety. The winged angel standing high on the dome watching out over London. Inside the walls and ceilings are decorated with painted and sculpted figures in the style of the Italian Renaissance. Over the years many legendary stars such as Gracie Fields, Noel Coward, Marlene Dietrich, Laurel & Hardy, John Mills, Norman Wisdom, Tommy Steele, Timothy Dalton and Joan Collins have all graced the stage. It has also hosted the world premieres of Half A Sixpence and Oliver, starring Tommy Steele. The main auditorium is adjoined by the smaller New Wimbledon Studio, seating up to 80 people. It is often home to small scale drama and comedy. The doors opened for the first time on Boxing Day 1910 and will soon be 100 years old. The theatre was saved from redevelopment when the management was undertaken by the Ambassador Theatre Group in 2004. With several refurbishments most notably in 1991 and 1998, it retains its internal features. Until 2001, it was owned and operated by the Wimbledon Civic Theatre Trust, on behalf of the London Borough of Merton, who still own the freehold of the building. The trust was responsible for overseeing a multi-million pound refurbishment in the late 1990s. This incorporated a new backstage area, tower and new seating in the orchestra stalls as well as redecoration of the interior. During this period, it was closed for an entire year. |
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