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About Duchess Theatre

This is a smaller theatre, seating only 470 people. It has a record as well for having the shortest run in history when the audience walked out before the end of the first performance of The Intimate Review. All subsequent performances were cancelled.

Opening in 1929, the theatre became well-known for a number of intimate plays. However, this changed when it hosted "The Dirtiest Show in Town" in 1971 and "Oh Calcutta" three years later. The "Oh Calcutta" was a nude review which ran for six years.

More recent productions include "Don't Dress for Dinner", a Marc Camoletti production, followed by "The Herbal Bed", a Royal Shakespeare Company production.

Duchess Theatre Information
Duchess Theatre Performances