Harold Pinter Theatre

The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011, is a West End theatre, and opened on Panton Street in the City of Westminster, on 15 October 1881, as the Royal Comedy Theatre.

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Theater building
Description: West End theater in London, England, UK
Also known as: “Comedy Theatre”, “The Comedy Theatre”, “ハロルド・ピンター・シアター”, and “ハロルド・ピンター劇場”
Address: Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leicester Square and National Gallery.

Leicester Square

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

National Gallery

Art gallery

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. National Gallery is situated 670 feet east of Harold Pinter Theatre.

Theatre Royal Haymarket

Theater building

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

The Theatre Royal Haymarket is a West End theatre in Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and St James’s.

Chinatown

Suburb

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the City of Westminster, London, bordering Soho to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.

St James’s

Neighborhood

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St James's is a district of Westminster, and a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End. The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.