Plaque

John Wright

Erection date: 9/7/2011

Inscription

London Borough of Islington
John Wright MBE, (1906-1991), master puppeteer, founded the Little Angel Theatre here in 1961.
Islington People's Plaques

Plaque unveiled by his widow Lydia.

Site: John Wright (1 memorial)

N1, Dagmar Passage, 14, Little Angel Theatre

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Wright

Subjects commemorated i

Little Angel Theatre

Puppet theatre. Founded by John Wright. It is a 100 seat theatre in a former ...

Read More

John Wright

Puppeteer. Born in South Africa. He started work as a farmer in Cape Town, be...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
John Wright

Created by i

Islington Council

The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database ...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Amelia Edwards

Amelia Edwards

WC1, Wharton Street, 19

At the unveiling Professor Sir Christopher Frayling said "This blue plaque marks the family home where she came to maturity as a writer, ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Festing Road residents killed in WW1

Festing Road residents killed in WW1

SW15, Festing Road, Between 27 and 29

The first quotation is adapted from 'For the Fallen' by Laurence Binyon The second quotation is adapted from Wilfred Owen's 'Spring Offen...

War dead | WW1
4 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Bruce Bairnsfather

Bruce Bairnsfather

SW7, Sterling Street, 1

Greater London Council Bruce Bairnsfather, 1888 - 1959, cartoonist, lived here.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Anti-Corn Law League

Anti-Corn Law League

EC4, Fleet Street, 69

The ACLL plaque is on the wall to the left, hidden by the wall-mounted No Entry sign. Note: despite their appearance, neither of these t...

3 subjects commemorated
George Lansbury - plaque

George Lansbury - plaque

E3, Bow Road, 39

Lansbury's house was destroyed by bombs only a few months after he died. We're sure Tower Hamlets had a good reason for creating a new pl...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator