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Pentameters Theatre

Location	Hampstead London, NW3 United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°33′21″N 0°10′43″W / 51.555792°N 0.17866°W / 51.555792; -0.17866
Public transit	Hampstead
Owner	Léonie Scott-Matthews
Type	fringe theatre
Capacity	60
Opened	1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Website
pentameters.co.uk

The Pentameters Theatre was founded in 1968 and is still run by artistic director Leonie Scott-Matthews, a well known Hampstead resident. It is a 60-seat venue and is a fringe theatre in the London Borough of Camden, located above the Three Horseshoes public house in Hampstead.

History of the theatre

The theatre began in a disused skittle alley in the basement of the Freemason's Arms, Hampstead, in August 1968. It moved to an open-air site and also to the Haverstock Arms before moving to its present location in October 1971. It was founded to present poets reading their work in an informal theatrical pub setting.

Recent years

Scott-Matthews was appointed an OBE in the New Years Honours list 2020 for services to British Theatre and the community in Hampstead. ^[1]

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