page_title: Mermaid Theatre
hierarchical_section_title: Mermaid Theatre
caption_attribution_description: English: The Mermaid Theatre in the City of London. Français&#160;: Façade de l’ancien théâtre Mermaid dans la Cité de Londres.
context_page_description: The Mermaid Theatre was a theatre encompassing the site of Puddle Dock and Curriers' Alley at Blackfriars in the City of London, and the first built in the City since the time of Shakespeare. It was, importantly, also one of the first new theatres to abandon the traditional stage layout; instead a single tier of seats surrounded the stage on three sides.
context_section_description: The Mermaid Theatre was a theatre encompassing the site of Puddle Dock and Curriers' Alley at Blackfriars in the City of London, and the first built in the City since the time of Shakespeare. It was, importantly, also one of the first new theatres to abandon the traditional stage layout; instead a single tier of seats surrounded the stage on three sides.
caption: The closed Mermaid Theatre, now primarily a conference centre
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