Duke's Playhouse
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- You may also be looking for Lisle's Tennis Court or Dorset Garden Theatre, homes to the Duke's Company in 17th-century London.
The Dukes Playhouse in Lancaster, England, now known as the Dukes, is a professional producing theatre, currently producing six theatre productions a year. It also hosts outside companies and arts festivals. It has two auditoria, the larger seating approximately 313 and a studio theatre seating approximately 195. The larger auditorium is also used for screening films, and the Playhouse has a reputation for independent cinema. Since 1986 the Dukes has also produced annual open-air, walkabout theatre productions at Williamson Park in the city every summer, thought to be the largest outdoor theatre event of its kind in the UK.
The Playhouse is housed in a converted church (formerly St Anne's Church), opening as a theatre in 1971.
