The Windmill Theatre

This podcast is no ‘windmill of your mind’… it’s the Windmill Theatre… brought back to life by Iris Chapple, a former singer, and Margaret Cooper, a former dancer at the theatre. They explain who worked here, what sort of work they did, and why it was one of the most unique theatrical sites in central London until 1964.

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By London Undone
On August 23, 2013
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