Pentameters Theatre

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Pentameters Theatre
Pentameters Theatre
Location Hampstead
London, NW3
United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°33′21″N0°10′43″W / 51.555792°N 0.17866°W / 51.555792; -0.17866 Coordinates: 51°33′21″N0°10′43″W / 51.555792°N 0.17866°W / 51.555792; -0.17866
Public transit Underground no-text.svg Hampstead
OwnerLéonie Scott-Matthews
Type fringe theatre
Capacity 60
Opened1968;53 years ago (1968)
Website
pentameters.co.uk

The Pentameters Theatre was founded in 1968 and is still run by artistic director Leonie Scott-Matthews, a well known Hampstead resident. It is a 60-seat venue and is a fringe theatre in the London Borough of Camden, located above the Three Horseshoes public house in Hampstead.

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History of the theatre

The theatre began in a disused skittle alley in the basement of the Freemason's Arms, Hampstead, in August 1968. It moved to an open-air site and also to the Haverstock Arms before moving to its present location in October 1971. It was founded to present poets reading their work in an informal theatrical pub setting.

Recent years

Scott-Matthews was appointed an OBE in the New Years Honours list 2020 for services to British Theatre and the community in Hampstead. [1]

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References

  1. "New Years Honours 2020" (PDF).