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The Boy Friend

New Theatre Royal

Portsmouth · United Kingdom  ·  Company stages send-up musical

The Boy Friend filmed at New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth. The musical was shot in this Victorian theatre in the town centre, where a tatty company stages a send-up. A 1972 fire destroyed the back of house, but the auditorium survived.

New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth

Where to go

50.796479, -1.093286

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
The Boy Friend (1971)
On screen
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In real life
New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Boy Friend film at New Theatre Royal?
At 50.796479, -1.093286 in Portsmouth. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit New Theatre Royal?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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