Duchess Theatre, London

Duchess Theatre, London

Since the opening night of Tunnel Trench in 1929, the Duchess Theatre has made its mark in the West End. With only 494 seats, it is one of the smallest West End venues, but it is currently home to The Play That Goes Wrong, making audiences laugh since 2016.

Managed by J.B. Priestley in the 1930s and beyond, many of his plays were performed at the venue, including Time and the Conways, Eden End and An Inspector Calls, arguably his best-known play.

In recent years, plays by legendary playwrights including Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett and Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen have seen West End revivals at the theatre. But, it is the Mischief Theatre’s inaugural West End production which continues to attract audiences to the venue.