 The theatre hosts stand-up comedy, cabaret, music, plays and comedies.The building originated as the Notre Dame Hall in 1953, replacing an earlier building that had been destroyed by World War II bombing, and part of the rebuild of the adjacent Notre Dame de France church, and the hall was used as a French cultural centre for a time.It became a popular music venue in the 1960s under the name Cavern in the Town, regularly hosting beat music group The Small Faces.