what theartre did people see during in the 2nd world war in england?

Answer 1

Last year saw a revival of See How They Run, a comedy which was written during WW2 and a big hit at the time. I don't know offhand what other plays were popular.

Answer 2

If you expand that to entertainment, almost anything they could see and hear. Vera Lynn's music floated on the radio as did Gracie Fields'.

During the war the movie "Mrs. Miniver" came out and bolstered sagging moral. Even British Prime Minister Winston Churchill commented that MRS. MINIVER was "more powerful to the war effort than the combined work of six military divisions."

There was a little movie called "Hope and Glory" about the Blitz through a 9 year old boy's eyes that's really fun.

It's hard to see anything fun about a war but this one does it. When the boy's school is bombed and a burning pile of rubble, he looks up into the air and shouts: "Thank you, Adolph!"

Answer 3

One London theatre, The Windmill,was the only theatre in London which never closed, except for the twelve compulsory days between 4 and 16 September 1939, throughout the blitz, the performers often sleeping night after night in the theatre during the worst of the attacks from the air. Its motto, until the time several decades later when it was finally sold to a man who decided to turn it to a rather more ignoble use, was "we never close".

Answer 4

Music halls were popular. Also cinemas. Cinemas always showed newsreels as well as the featured film.

Answer 5

the windmill theatre - see the film Mrs Henderson Presents - it's all about the theatre in WW2

Answer 6

they saw stuff tht actors/actresses made..some pretty good stuff tht laurence olivier made n directed. some starred vivien leigh,john gielgud..