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7 unusual facts about Watford Palace Theatre


Joanna Read

More recently, she has worked as a freelance director and writer for Edinburgh Festival Theatre, the Young Vic London, the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle Under Lyme, The Watermill West Berkshire Playhouse, The Mill at Sonning and the Watford Palace Theatre, amongst others.

My Mother Said I Never Should

A revised edition premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on 23 February 1989 and in a recent revival premiered on 29 September 2009 at the Watford Palace Theatre.

Peter Cleall

He began his acting career at Watford Palace Theatre and appeared at many theatres throughout the country including a number of seasons at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.

The Doubtful Guest

In 2008 the Hoipolloi theatre company adapted The Doubtful Guest for the stage, performing first at the Watford Palace Theatre.

The Firework-Maker's Daughter

Co-commissioned by ROH2 and The Opera Group, the opera is co-produced by Opera North and The Opera Group in association with ROH2 and Watford Palace Theatre.

Watford Palace Theatre

In 2010 the Palace began a series of Community Celebrations organised with local people to celebrate yearly landmarks, including events for Chinese New Year, Vaisakhi, Eid, Black History Month and Diwali.

Variety artists who appeared at the Palace included Marie Lloyd, Evie Greene and Lottie Lennox.


Jan Waters

Waters continued to make periodic stage and television appearance in the late 1970s, most notably portraying Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and Portia in Twelfth Night in tours of the UK and the Far East with the Palace Theatre Company, Watford, Hertfordshire.


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