The Westminster Theatre
theatre building in London, Uk
Built 1766 as Charlotte Chapel (1849 renamed St Peter's Chapel). 1922 converted into a cinema by John Stanley Beard. Opened 9 Apr 1923 as St James' Picture Theatre. Closed 28 Mar 1931. Subsequently converted into a live theatre by Arnold Dunmar Smith. Reopened 7 Oct 1931 as Westminster Theatre with James Bridie's play The Anatomist. Since 1946 operated by the Westminster Memorial Trust (driven by the Moral Re-Armament movement). 1965-1966 major exterior and foyer rebuilding by John Reid and Sylivia Reid, with a new facade made from Welsh slate. Demolished in 2002. [2008-2012 a new St James Theatre was built on the site, later renamed The Other Palace.]