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| Location | Hampstead London,NW3 United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°33′21″N0°10′43″W / 51.555792°N 0.17866°W /51.555792; -0.17866 |
| Public transit |  Hampstead |
| Owner | Léonie Scott-Matthews |
| Type | fringe theatre |
| Capacity | 60 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1968; 58 years ago (1968) |
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| pentameters.co.uk | |
ThePentameters Theatre was founded in 1968 and is still run by artistic director Leonie Scott-Matthews, a well knownHampstead resident. Until 2025 it had operated as a 60-seat fringe venue in theLondon Borough of Camden, located above the Horseshoepublic house inHampstead.
The theatre began in a disused skittle alley in the basement of the Freemason's Arms,Hampstead, in August 1968. It moved to an open-air site and also to the Haverstock Arms before moving to The Horseshoe in October 1971. It was founded to present poets reading their work in an informal theatrical pub setting.
Scott-Matthews was appointed aBEM in the New Years Honours list 2020 for services to British Theatre and the community in Hampstead.[1] In 2025,The Stage reported that Pentameters Theatre had been evicted from the pub and a new company was being set up in its place by the actorSteve Furst.[2] Pentameters has indicated its intention to continue operating despite the eviction.[3]
