The Player's original home, I think 1934 - 1939 was in King Street, Covent Garden. Before that the venue was the home to Evan's song and supper rooms - which were later acquired by Joy, thus the name Evans', late Joy, which stuck as the name of the company throughout the life of the Players. During the war, the club relocated to a basement room in Albermarle? Street, and after the war secured the lease of what was the original site of Gatti's under the arches - beneath Charing Cross.
When Charing Cross was redeveloped, a new custom made theatre was built a couple of arches up from the old venue.

Over the last few years, the club was struggling financially, and as a result, a hostile takeover took place approaching the landlord's agents with a 'better offer'. Two or three days after the last time I visited the club, the theatre was padlocked - with a note form Jonathan Quelch who works for James Lang Laselle who were (and are?) the agents.

I range Quelch - asking why he took this action, in spite of communication by the club - at which time he said to me that he would be open to considering any personal offer that would be worth his while - you can read what you like into that!!!!