“It’s exciting, a new place for the West End, and something a bit different.” Full story:
, Restaurant and Bar just up the road, Secession is a stylish cocktail bar which will also serve small plates such as charcuterie and cheese.Director David Robertson explains: “We opened the theatre in 2013, and it has been used by a range of organisations, not just theatre groups, but educational projects, community work, it has gone well.
“It was a local activist Ralph Green, who realised a lot of the original interiors were getting ripped out and thrown away, who told us about it,” says David. “It dates back to around 1900 to 1920, we’re not entirely sure, but there is a Co-op stamp on it too – so maybe it is even older and was used elsewhere before it made it to Boots.”Alf Webster, after whom the theatre gets its name, is the artist responsible for the church’s most spectacular stained glass windows.
In the playhouse, a multi-purpose space on the upper level, another piece of stained glass – featuring a flamboyant artist with a magnificent moustache – is the star of another interesting tale.
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