Kings Road Theatre

Opened as ciné-variety in 1910 as Palasseum, renamed Kings in 1911, later becoming a cinema. No description of interior found. Exterior square three-storey building on corner site, now with modern entrance, canopy, readograph etc. The interior was remodelled in modern style in 1949.

In 1973, the theatre reopened as the Kings Road Theatre, presenting the popular Rocky Horror show. It closed in 1979, at the end of the run. In 1980, the auditorium was subdivided and it reopened as a four-screen cinema.

Built / Converted
1910
Dates of use
  • 1973 - 1979: Until when not known.
Current state
Extant
Current use
Cinema (four-screen cinema)
Address
279 Kings Road, London, Kensington & Chelsea, SW3 5EW, England
Website-
Further details
Other names
Palasseum , Kings , Ritz , Essoldo , Curzon , Classic , The Arts , Cannon, MGM, ABC
Events
  • 1910 Design/Construction:
    A W Hudson
    - Architect
  • 1949 Alteration: remodelled
    C Edmund Wilford
    - Architect
  • 1949 Owner/Management: Essoldo
  • 1973 Owner/Management: Laurie Marsh, lessee
  • 1973 - 1979 Use: Until when not known.
  • 1980 Owner/Management: Classic
  • 1986 Owner/Management: Cannon, continuing as ABC
Capacities
  • Original
    960
Listings
  • Not listed
Stage type
-
Building dimensions: -
Stage dimensions: -
Proscenium width: -
Height to grid: -
Inside proscenium: -
Orchestra pit: -

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