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Barons Court Theatre is a small theatre of only 57 cinema style seats located in the basement of The Curtains Up public house in Comeragh Road in West London. Founded in 1991, the Barons Court Theatre features a programme of short-run plays and afternoon magic shows that are frequently changed.^[1]

The artistic director is Ron Phillips, and recent productions include Sophocles's Antigone, Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Ibsen's A Doll's House and Shakespeare's Women.^[2] The theatre hosted the 2008 premiere of The Obama Musical by Teddy Hayes.^[3] Noted performers who have performed at the theatre include Sara Kestelman in Bitter Fruits of Palestine.

The theatre also hosts The Magic Cavern, a theatre show of magic and illusion. Performances are held every Sunday for 52 weeks of the year and are presented by international magician Richard Leigh.

References

^ Barons Court Theatre on londontown.com
^ Shakespeare's Women The British Theatre Guide
^ The Obama Musical reviewed in The Observer 5 October 2008

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[1] Barons Court Theatre on londontown.com

[2] Shakespeare's Women The British Theatre Guide

[3] The Obama Musical reviewed in The Observer 5 October 2008

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 '''Barons Court Theatre''' is a small theatre of only 57 cinema style seats located in the basement of ''The Curtains Up'' [[public house]] in Comeragh Road in West London. Founded in 1991, the Barons Court Theatre features a programme of short-run plays and afternoon magic shows that are frequently changed.<ref>[http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Entertainment/Barons-Court-Theatre/fe25a/ Barons Court Theatre] on londontown.com</ref>
-The [[artistic director]] is Ron Phillips, and recent productions include [[Sophocles]]'s ''[[Antigone (Sophocles)|Antigone]]'', [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky|Dostoyevsky]]'s ''[[Crime and Punishment]]'', [[Thomas Hardy|Hardy]]'s ''[[Tess of the d'Urbervilles]]'', [[Henrik Ibsen|Ibsen]]'s ''[[A Doll's House]]'' and ''[[Shakespeare's Women]]''.<ref>[http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/shakeswomen-rev.htm ''Shakespeare's Women'']  The British Theatre Guide</ref> The theatre hosted the 2008 premiere of ''The Obama Musical'' by Teddy Hayes.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/oct/05/musicals.barackobama ''The Obama Musical'' reviewed] in ''[[The Observer]]'' 5 October 2008</ref> Noted performers who have performed at the theatre include [[Sara Kestelman]] in ''Bitter Fruits of Palestine'' and Russell Grineau aka comedian [[Russell Kane]] who directed ''The Play''<ref>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/gossip/theatre/london/E8821012234948/Lord's+Play+Busts+Boundaries+in+Baron's+Court%3F%3F%3F.html Lord's Play Busts Boundaries article] on whatsonstage.com 29 January 2002</ref> by Dipak Chowdhury in 2002.
+The [[artistic director]] is Ron Phillips, and recent productions include [[Sophocles]]'s ''[[Antigone (Sophocles)|Antigone]]'', [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky|Dostoyevsky]]'s ''[[Crime and Punishment]]'', [[Thomas Hardy|Hardy]]'s ''[[Tess of the d'Urbervilles]]'', [[Henrik Ibsen|Ibsen]]'s ''[[A Doll's House]]'' and ''[[Shakespeare's Women]]''.<ref>[http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/shakeswomen-rev.htm ''Shakespeare's Women'']  The British Theatre Guide</ref> The theatre hosted the 2008 premiere of ''The Obama Musical'' by Teddy Hayes.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/oct/05/musicals.barackobama ''The Obama Musical'' reviewed] in ''[[The Observer]]'' 5 October 2008</ref> Noted performers who have performed at the theatre include [[Sara Kestelman]] in ''Bitter Fruits of Palestine''.
 The theatre also hosts The Magic Cavern, a theatre show of magic and illusion. Performances are held every Sunday for 52 weeks of the year and are presented by international magician Richard Leigh.