Pentameters Theatre
The Pentameters Theatre was founded in 1968 and is still run by artistic director Leonie Scott-Matthews, a well known Hampstead resident. Until 2025 it had operated as a 60-seat fringe venue in the London Borough of Camden, located above the Horseshoe public house in Hampstead.- Type: Theater building
- Description: pub theater in Hampstead, Camden, London, England
- Also known as: “Pentameter’s theatre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hampstead tube station and Everyman Cinema.
Hampstead tube station
Metro station
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Hampstead is a London Underground station in Hampstead, North London, England. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Golders Green and Belsize Park stations.
Everyman Cinema
Movie theater
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The Everyman, Hampstead is a cinema, formerly a theatre, in Holly Bush Vale, Hampstead, London and is the original site of the Everyman Cinemas group. The house opened as the Everyman Theatre in 1920, under the management of Norman MacDermott, who aimed to establish a repertory company comparable to celebrated companies in Birmingham and Dublin.
St Mary’s Church
Church
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St Mary's Church, formerly St Mary's Chapel, is a Grade II* listed Roman Catholic church in Hampstead, London, England. It was founded in the early 19th century and is still in use today. English writer Graham Greene was married at St Mary's in 1927. St Mary’s Church is situated 550 feet northwest of Pentameters Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hampstead and West Hampstead.
Hampstead
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Hampstead is a district of north inner London. The key sights are a wealth of under-stated historical attractions, and the magnificent open spaces of Hampstead Heath.
West Hampstead
Suburb
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West Hampstead is an area in the London Borough of Camden. Neighbouring areas includes Childs Hill to the north, Frognal to the east, Swiss Cottage to the south-east, South Hampstead to the south and Kilburn to the south-west.
Belsize Park
Suburb
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Belsize Park is a residential area of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden, in the inner north-west of London, England. The streets are lined with Georgian and Victorian villas and mews houses.
Pentameters Theatre
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.55596° or 51° 33′ 22″ northLongitude
-0.17837° or 0° 10′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C3XHR4C+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 1687087838OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreWikidata ID
Q7165026
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