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"I think it's one of my favourite theatres ever, so quirky and wonderful and steeped in history. The space is wonderful and the acoustics are brilliant"

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A working actor doesn’t praise a theatre like a tourist; she praises it like someone who has had to make a room behave. Louise Jameson’s gush - “quirky and wonderful,” “steeped in history,” “acoustics are brilliant” - is affection, but it’s also a professional appraisal disguised as warmth. “Quirky” is the tell: it’s the polite British shorthand for a venue with odd sightlines, eccentric backstage routes, maybe seats that feel like they were designed for a different century. Instead of complaining, she reframes those idiosyncrasies as personality, the kind of intimacy that turns performance into encounter.

“Steeped in history” isn’t just a heritage nod; it’s a claim about legitimacy. For actors, history is a kind of invisible scene partner. It lends gravity before the first line lands, suggesting that what happens onstage is part of a longer cultural relay. That matters coming from Jameson, whose career sits at the intersection of mainstream popularity and repertory credibility: she’s speaking to audiences who value craft, not just celebrity.

Then she pivots to the hard metric: “the acoustics are brilliant.” That’s not romantic; it’s survival. Great acoustics mean you can play nuance without straining, that silence can carry, that the room rewards precision. The subtext is simple: this is a theatre that meets performers halfway. Her intent is praise, but also endorsement - a signal to programmers, patrons, and fellow actors that this place isn’t merely pretty. It’s playable.

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"I think it's one of my favourite theatres ever, so quirky and wonderful and steeped in history. The space is wonderful and the acoustics are brilliant." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-its-one-of-my-favourite-theatres-ever-so-153774/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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Louise Jameson (born April 20, 1951) is a Actress from United Kingdom.

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