Mermaid [London]
Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
theater in City of London, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Mermaid
Built 1957-1959 by Elidir L. W. Davies for Bernard Miles, by converting the remains of a warehouse destroyed in World War II. Stage design by Michael Stringer and C. Walter Hodges. Opened 28 May 1959 with Laurie Johnson's musical Lock Up your Daughters. The complex includes a main auditorium (610 seats) and a studio theatre. Originally used for drama and musical performances, later also for conferences. Closed as a theatre in 2003. Later called The Mermaid - Event Space London and mainly used for corporate entertainment, congresses, functions, and art exhibitions.