Designed in 1924 by Ernest Schaufelberg, its lowly unremarkable beginnings were suddenly forgotten after the war when the Fortune became the home of Flanders and Swann revues (733 performances of At The Drop Of A Hat).  In 1961 four young university graduates destined for individual fame arrived for Beyond The Fringe – Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller. The current production, The Woman In Black, has been running since 1989.

Decor: Smart but minuscule foyer, no more than a mezzanine landing halfway up the dog-leg staircase between the stalls and the circle. Box office is a brass hatch in the marble wall. Small, handsome, business-like auditorium with grey and white colour scheme and sturdy marble effects throughout.