Dates: 1959 – present
Address: Puddle Dock, Upper Thames Street EC4
The former Mermaid Theatre is now part of the Mermaid Event Space. The auditorium is available for hire for a range of events.
Website: https://the-mermaid.co.uk/our-rooms/auditorium/
Selected Past Productions
- Side by Side by Sondheim, produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Transferred to Wyndhams Theatre
- Spike Milligan in The Bed-Sitting Room (Dec 1966)
- The Man Of Destiny / O’Flaherty, V.C. – Double bill (Oct 1966) starring Ian McKellan, Sian Phillips, Marie Kean
- The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet / Androcles and the Lion (October 1961) Shaw Double bill
- ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (August 1961 – )
- The Andersonville Trial (July 1961)
- Wakefield Mystery Plays (April 1961 – ) [visited by HM the Queen in May 1961]
- John Gabriel Borkman (February 16 1961 – ) New version by Norman Ginsbury of Ibsen’s play. Starring Bernard Miles and Josephine Wilson.
- Emil and the Detectives ( – February 11 1961)
- The Performer Banished (29 January 1961) A programme of electronic music introduced by Miss Daphne Oram.
Equipment
1971 (from The Stage Guide)
Electrics: Strand ‘SR’ switchboard in FOH control room. Dimmers – 54 (46 x 1kW, 8 x 2kW); no presets; 3 groups. Circuits – FOH 138; Flies 58; Stage dips 22. Patching system – 54 x 190. Socket type – 15A BESA. Total capacity available – 300A on 3 phases. Special effects supply – 240A on 4 phases. Follow spots – 2 x Patt.93 on line of stage front.
Sound: Console in FOH control room. Amplifiers – 2 x 100W and 2 stereo amplifiers. 25W per channel. Tape decks – 5 (1 stereo). Turntables – 1. Mic sockets – 12 x 12 patch in control room (Reslo). Loudspeakers – no permanent installation; 26 x 26 patch (5A BESA).
