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HOTELS: FORTUNE THEATRE LONDON
Russell Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2B 5HH
Closest tube: Covent Garden
Hotels: Strand Palace [3*], Radisson Leicester Square [4*], Radisson Hampshire Hotel [5*], Thistle Trafalgar Square [4]
Parking: NCP - Upper St Martins Lane
Buses: 24, 29, 176
The Fortune Theatre was the first theatre to be built in London after the First World War. It seats 432, and is one of the West Ends most intimate venues. Since 1989 it has been home to the wildly successful Woman In Black, which has run up until the time of writing (2011) and shows no sign of stopping any time soon.
The building was designed by Ernest Schauffelberg, and is Grade II listed, and, since the demolition of the original Wembley Stadium, is now the oldest public building designed wholly using concrete as a textured and exposed facade that still remains standing in the United Kingdom. Also high up on the facade, you will find the figurine of Terpsichore, who was one of the nine muses. Terpsichore represented delight in dancing, and she rules dance and the dramatic chorus. The front doors are bronze, and ticket booth is of beaten copper.
The theatre opened as The Fortune Thriller Theatre in 1924, and housed a great variety of productions, not limited to just plays and musicals. During the Second World War it was home to a number of productions by ENSA the armed serviced entertainment corps that organised concert parties. It has also housed a number of revues, from Flanders and Swann to Beyond The Fringe. More recently it housed Maureen Lipmans performance of Joyce Greenfell monologues Re-Joyce!. However, its greatest success has been The Woman In Black.
Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the novel by Susan Hill, The Woman In Black has succeeded in spooking audiences for more than two decades now. In 2001, a special celebration was held in the stall bar and in the auditorium for the plays 5,000th performance. In September 2008 there were a number of performances of the play in Japanese to mark the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Britain and Japan. Famed for its use of sound effects and the intimate, almost claustrophobic feel of the Fortune Theatre, The Woman In Black continues to draw crowds, and looks to be one of the more permanent fixtures in the West End.
Situated right opposite the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, the Fortune Theatre is in the heart of the West End, just moments from Covent Garden, the Strand, and Leicester Square. The nearest tube is Covent Garden, although the theatre is within easy walking distance of the mainline station at Charing Cross, and well as Leicester Square tube, Temple tube and Embankment tube. You could also walk across the bridge from Waterloo. The theatre is relatively near the river, about five minutes walk, so you could easily spend a day on the Thames before retiring to the Fortune Theatre for your evenings entertainment.
Whilst it might not provide the most varied theatrical programme, the Fortune Theatre is ideal for those who would like to see The Woman In Black. It has proved to be a consistent winner over twenty years of performances, and if you are intrigues by the chilling story you should definitely check it out during your visit to London.
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| HOTEL / APARTMENT | POSTCODE | MILES | STAR | 21 May | 22 May | 23 May | 24 May | 25 May | 26 May | 27 May | 28 May |
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| Kingsway Hall | WC2B 5BX | 0.20 | 4 | £238.80 | Full | £358.80 | £214.80 | £130.80 | £130.80 | £130.80 | £190.80 |
| Strand Palace Hotel | WC2R 0JJ | 0.21 | 3 | £162.00 | Full | Full | £217.63 | £112.00 | £112.00 | £112.00 | £162.00 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Leicester Square | WC2H 7HL | 0.49 | 4 | £358.80 | £366.00 | £366.00 | £366.00 | £234.00 | £276.00 | £246.00 | £246.00 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Hampshire | WC2H 7LH | 0.53 | 5 | £288.00 | £318.00 | £336.00 | £288.00 | £214.80 | £214.80 | £204.00 | £204.00 |
| Chancery Court Hotel, London | WC1V 7EN | 0.54 | 5 | £420.00 | £420.00 | Full | £300.00 | £216.00 | £216.00 | £216.00 | £300.00 |
| Citadines Prestige Holborn-Covent Garden | WC1V 6LF | 0.55 | 4A | £265.20 | £265.20 | £265.20 | £212.40 | £212.40 | £265.20 | £186.00 | £186.00 |
| The Kingsley - A Thistle Hotel | WC1A 2SD | 0.61 | 4 | £264.00 | Full | Full | £312.00 | £192.00 | £228.00 | £168.00 | £192.00 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Bloomsbury Street | WC1B 3QD | 0.67 | 4 | £282.00 | £282.00 | £282.00 | £210.00 | £270.00 | £210.00 | £162.00 | £190.80 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Kenilworth | WC1B 3LB | 0.73 | 4 | £264.00 | £264.00 | £264.00 | £222.00 | Full | Full | £118.80 | £162.00 |
| BEST WESTERN PREMIER Shaftesbury Piccadilly Hotel | W1D 6EX | 0.78 | 4 | £179.00 | £209.00 | Full | Full | £169.00 | £199.00 | £129.00 | £159.00 |
| Grange Holborn | WC1B 4AR | 0.78 | 5 | £299.00 | Full | £383.00 | £335.00 | £203.00 | £239.00 | £126.00 | £203.00 |
| Royal Horseguards | SW1A 2EJ | 0.81 | 5 | Full | Full | £396.00 | £276.00 | £252.00 | £252.00 | £240.00 | £312.00 |
| The Lancaster Hotel | WC1B 5JD | 0.81 | 3 | £162.00 | £150.00 | £150.00 | £162.00 | £162.00 | Full | £96.00 | £90.00 |
| St Giles Hotel and Leisure Club | WC1B 3AS | 0.82 | 3 | £129.00 | Full | £129.00 | £129.00 | £129.00 | £129.00 | £92.00 | £90.00 |
| The Bloomsbury Hotel - A member of The Doyle Collection | WC1B 3NN | 0.82 | 4 | £330.00 | £342.00 | £366.00 | £234.00 | £186.00 | £198.00 | £198.00 | £186.00 |
| The Royal Trafalgar - A Thistle Hotel | WC2H 7HG | 0.83 | 4 | £202.80 | £358.80 | £358.80 | £358.80 | £178.80 | £202.80 | £178.80 | £286.80 |
| The Portland Hotel | WC1B 5JH | 0.83 | 4 | Full | Full | Full | £323.00 | Full | Full | £126.00 | £227.00 |
| Grange Blooms Town House Hotel | WC1B 5BP | 0.84 | 3 | £203.00 | Full | Full | £251.00 | Full | Full | £126.00 | £191.00 |
| Montague on the Gardens - A Red Carnation Hotel | WC1B 5BJ | 0.87 | 4 | £198.00 | £318.00 | Full | £186.00 | £174.00 | £174.00 | £174.00 | £174.00 |
| Beauchamp Hotel | WC1B 5JH | 0.89 | 4 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £126.00 | £131.00 |
| Mercure London Bloomsbury | WC1B 5AF | 0.92 | 4 | £279.00 | £0.00 | £279.00 | £189.00 | £159.00 | £159.00 | £99.00 | £139.00 |
| myhotel Bloomsbury | WC1B3HD | 1.01 | 4 | £238.80 | £190.80 | Full | Full | £226.80 | £226.80 | £118.80 | £130.80 |
| Staunton Hotel | WC1E 6HE | 1.04 | 4G | £179.00 | Full | Full | £189.00 | £189.00 | £189.00 | £159.00 | £159.00 |
| SACO London - Holborn | WC1N 3LT | 1.08 | 4A | £250.00 | £192.00 | £250.00 | £194.00 | Full | Full | £170.00 | £170.00 |
| Hotel Russell - London, Bloomsbury | WC1B 5BE | 1.10 | 4 | £274.80 | £286.80 | £358.80 | £226.80 | £166.80 | Full | £154.80 | £142.80 |
| The Academy, The Bloomsbury Town House | WC1E 6HG | 1.12 | 4 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £126.00 | £162.00 |
| Atelier EC1 by BridgeStreet | EC1N 8AF | 1.12 | 4A | Full | Full | Full | £189.99 | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Le Meridien Piccadilly | W1J 0BH | 1.14 | 4 | £430.80 | Full | £358.80 | £334.80 | £310.80 | £310.80 | £334.80 | £322.80 |
| The Wellington | SE1 8UD | 1.18 | 3G | £94.95 | Full | £94.95 | £94.95 | £94.95 | £94.95 | £60.00 | Full |
| The Rathbone Hotel | W1T 1LB | 1.21 | 4 | £156.00 | £180.00 | £390.00 | £168.00 | £126.00 | Full | £102.00 | £174.00 |
| Sanderson - A Morgans Hotel | W1T 3NG | 1.23 | 5 | £310.80 | Full | Full | Full | £310.80 | £310.80 | £310.80 | £274.80 |
| Garth Hotel | WC1E 6HJ | 1.26 | 2 | £125.00 | £155.00 | £155.00 | Full | £69.00 | Full | £69.00 | £69.00 |
| Mad Hatter Hotel | SE1 9NY | 1.27 | 3 | £160.00 | £210.00 | £210.00 | £185.00 | £155.00 | £165.00 | £75.00 | £185.00 |
| Regency House Hotel | WC1E 6HJ | 1.28 | 2 | £120.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| The Cavendish London - Piccadilly | SW1Y 6JF | 1.31 | 4 | £499.00 | £499.00 | £499.00 | £499.00 | Full | Full | £259.00 | £239.00 |
| Park Plaza County Hall | SE1 7RY | 1.35 | 4 | £238.80 | Full | £286.80 | £262.80 | £190.80 | £190.80 | £190.80 | £190.80 |
| Hotel Cavendish | WC1E 6HJ | 1.38 | 4 | £95.00 | £225.00 | £275.00 | £195.00 | £125.00 | Full | £105.00 | £125.00 |
| 3, Ryder Street Chambers - St James's - Piccadilly Serviced Apartments | SW1Y 6PY | 1.40 | 4A | £225.00 | £245.00 | Full | £265.00 | £310.00 | £269.00 | £185.00 | Full |
| Rookery Hotel | EC1M 6DS | 1.49 | 4 | £474.00 | £474.00 | Full | £306.00 | £198.00 | £306.00 | £325.00 | £210.00 |
| Brown's - A Rocco Forte Hotel | W1S 4BP | 1.51 | 5 | £498.00 | £654.00 | £678.00 | £594.00 | £354.00 | £402.00 | £354.00 | £402.00 |
| The Westbury Hotel - Bond Street London | W1S 2YF | 1.52 | 5 | Full | Full | £442.80 | £370.80 | £202.80 | £310.80 | £238.80 | £238.80 |
| Euro Hotel | WC1H 9EL | 1.54 | 3G | £150.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £110.00 | £63.00 |
| Avonmore Hotel | WC1H 9EL | 1.57 | 2G | £110.00 | £129.00 | £189.00 | £199.00 | £189.00 | £119.00 | £85.00 | £85.00 |
| Saint Georges Hotel | W1B 2QS | 1.60 | 4 | Full | £207.00 | £227.00 | £227.00 | Full | Full | £117.00 | £177.00 |
| The Zetter Hotel | EC1M 5RJ | 1.60 | 4 | Full | Full | Full | Full | £185.00 | £185.00 | £130.00 | £222.00 |
| Grange Langham Court Hotel | W1W 6BU | 1.62 | 4 | £102.00 | Full | Full | £239.00 | Full | Full | £126.00 | £191.00 |
| Malmaison London | EC1M 6AH | 1.65 | 4 | £270.00 | Full | Full | £294.00 | £186.00 | £186.00 | £234.00 | £294.00 |
| The May Fair | W1J 8LT | 1.70 | 5 | £430.80 | Full | £538.80 | £394.80 | £298.80 | £298.80 | £262.80 | £310.80 |
| The Hallam | W1W 6JF | 1.70 | 3G | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £85.00 |
| Mercure London Bridge Hotel | SE1 0JA | 1.71 | 4 | £220.00 | Full | Full | £190.00 | £160.00 | £190.00 | £145.00 | Full |
Fortune Theatre: Tube (underground)
| Station | Zone | Line(s) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covent Garden Station | 1 | Piccadilly | 0.24 miles |
| Holborn Station | 1 | Central - Piccadilly | 0.47 miles |
| Temple Station | 1 | District - Circle line | 0.54 miles |
| Leicester Square Station | 1 | Piccadilly - Northern | 0.57 miles |
| Charing Cross Station | 1 | Bakerloo - Northern | 0.58 miles |
Fortune Theatre: Rail (overground)
| Station | Distance |
|---|---|
| Charing Cross London Station | 0.63 miles |
| London Waterloo International Station | 1.19 miles |
| London City Thameslink Station | 1.23 miles |
| London Blackfriars Station | 1.23 miles |
| London Waterloo East Station | 1.24 miles |
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