Dancers at the Windmill Theatre, London. The theatre’s famous motto “We Never Closed” was a reference to the fact that the theatre remained open, except the compulsory closure that affected all theatres for 12 days (416 September) in 1939. Performances continued throughout the war even at the height of the Blitz. The showgirls, cast members and crew moved into the safety of the theatre’s two underground floors during some of the worst air attacks, from 7 September 1940 to 11 May 1941.
