Garden Suburb Theatre
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The Garden Suburb Theatre is an amateur theatre
company after the Hampstead Garden Suburb
, in which it is based.
It originated in the Play and Pageant Union (P&PU), founded in 1920. In its foundational year, this group built the theatre in Little Oak Wood which is still used by the group every July. This merged with the Speedwell Players (founded in 1929) to form the Hampstead Garden Suburb Dramatic Society in 1966. It was known under this name until 1992, when it switched to its present name.
Amateur theatre
Amateur theatre is theatre performed by amateur actors. These actors are not typically members of Actors' Equity groups or Actors' Unions as these organizations exist to protect the professional industry and therefore discourage their members from appearing with companies which are not a signatory...
company after the Hampstead Garden Suburb
Hampstead Garden Suburb
-Notable Residents :*Theo Adams*Martin Bell*Sir Victor Blank*Katie Boyle*Constantine, the last King of Greece*Greg Davies*Richard & Judy Finnigan*David Matthews*Michael Ridpath*Claudia Roden*Jonathan Ross*Sir Donald Sinden*Marc Sinden...
, in which it is based.
It originated in the Play and Pageant Union (P&PU), founded in 1920. In its foundational year, this group built the theatre in Little Oak Wood which is still used by the group every July. This merged with the Speedwell Players (founded in 1929) to form the Hampstead Garden Suburb Dramatic Society in 1966. It was known under this name until 1992, when it switched to its present name.