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Raymond Revue strip club to become London's latest fringe theatre? Raymond Revue strip club to become London's latest fringe theatre?
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Soho could be about to have a new theatre in an unlikely location: Britain's first-ever strip club. According to the Daily Mail, Fawn James – eldest daughter of Paul Raymond, the porn impresario known as the "King of Soho" – is hoping to repurpose part of the Raymond Revuebar as a 120-seat theatre, which she will oversee on a day-to-day basis.Soho could be about to have a new theatre in an unlikely location: Britain's first-ever strip club. According to the Daily Mail, Fawn James – eldest daughter of Paul Raymond, the porn impresario known as the "King of Soho" – is hoping to repurpose part of the Raymond Revuebar as a 120-seat theatre, which she will oversee on a day-to-day basis.
James, an aspiring actor who trained at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles, will reportedly submit a proposal to Westminster Council with the intention of changing the venue's use. Since February 2011, the space above the Raymond Revuebar has hosted the Box nightclub , an import from New York famed for its explicit burlesque and, occasionally, its royal patronage (Prince Harry and Zara Phillips have both paid visits in the past).James, an aspiring actor who trained at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles, will reportedly submit a proposal to Westminster Council with the intention of changing the venue's use. Since February 2011, the space above the Raymond Revuebar has hosted the Box nightclub , an import from New York famed for its explicit burlesque and, occasionally, its royal patronage (Prince Harry and Zara Phillips have both paid visits in the past).
While the Revuebar was opened in 1958, the club upstairs later became the Boulevard theatre, one of the hotbeds of alternative comedy in the 80s. The heiress wants to focus the new theatre's programming on emerging writers and directors.While the Revuebar was opened in 1958, the club upstairs later became the Boulevard theatre, one of the hotbeds of alternative comedy in the 80s. The heiress wants to focus the new theatre's programming on emerging writers and directors.
James, 27, said: "The Boulevard was the platform for the Comic Strip, Eddie Izzard and Steve Coogan. It's our intention to introduce this space as an off-Broadway-style fringe theatre in the heart of the West End.James, 27, said: "The Boulevard was the platform for the Comic Strip, Eddie Izzard and Steve Coogan. It's our intention to introduce this space as an off-Broadway-style fringe theatre in the heart of the West End.
Coincidentally, Coogan plays Raymond himself in Michael Winterbottom's new biopic, The Look of Love, which will be released later this month.Coincidentally, Coogan plays Raymond himself in Michael Winterbottom's new biopic, The Look of Love, which will be released later this month.
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