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Ashley Dukes and Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate blue plaque
Ashley Dukes · Author
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“Here stood the Mercury Theatre 1931-1987 Founded by Author and Playwright Ashley Dukes 1885-1959 as a new stage for Plays by Poets”
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1885-1959
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Ladbroke Road
W11
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Ashley Dukes
author, playwright, founder of the Mercury Theatre, and founder of Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate · (1885-1959)
Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate
theatre and foundation of Ashley Dukes · (1931-1987)
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