Fortune Theatre Russell St London, WC2 Tube: Covent Garden Box Office: 0870 060 6626 Capacity : 440 Air Conditioned NO Wheelchair Access NO Facilities for the hard of hearing Designed by Ernest Schaufelberg 1924. It opened on 8th November 1924 with the play "Sinners. The Fortune Theatre located in Russell Street, near Covent Garden in London, was opened in 1924 and stands on the site of the old Albion Tavern. It was the first theatre to be built in London after the end of World War I. It is situated next to Crown Court Church and opposite the Theatre Royal. Since 1989 the theatre has hosted the long running play The Woman in Black, which was adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the book of the same name by Susan Hill. A celebration was held in 2001 to mark the 5000th performance. The Fortune's original building plans were discovered by Richard L. Hay, who used the exact plans to design and build the Elizabethan Stage at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. The theatre's famous figurine (perched high above the entrance) was sculpted by the Bromsgrove Guild; a noted company of artisans from Worcestershire.

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