(The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm)

Chalk Farm Road, NW1: The Roundhouse

The Roundhouse , Chalk Farm Road, a disused railway turning shed which – after many false starts – now functions as a performing arts venue, was used for Michael Yorkís photographic exhibition in Swinging Sixties slapstick movie Smashing Time.

During its history, The Roundhouse has seen many legendary performances, including Pink Floyd and the Soft Machine in 1966, the Doors, and Andy Warholís bizarre stage production Pork.

English New Wave director Tony Richardson (A Taste of Honey, Tom Jones) famously staged an in-the-round production of Hamlet, with Nicol Williamson in the title role, Anthony Hopkins as Claudius and Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia, which was filmed here in 1969. Richard Stanleyís 1990 sci-fi shocker Hardware was also shot here.