Adelphi Theatre
The Adelphi Theatre is the fourth building on it's site, the first theatre was opened in 1806 and called the Sans Pareil ("Without Compare"). Today's theatre is known for having a modernist,...
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Aldwych Theatre
The Aldwych Theatre opened in December 1905 with a production of Blue Bell. In it's time it has housed many a luminary performer and been the base of productions for the Royal...
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Apollo Victoria Theatre
The Apollo Victoria Theatre was built as a 'super-cinema' in 1930 and ran as such until 1975. Since opening as a theatre it has housed many productions including Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Starlight...
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Cambridge Theatre
A modern theatre opened in 1930 and built facing the fashionable Covent Garden district Seven Dials, The Cambridge Theatre is well known for it's elegant and clean lines of design.
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Comedy Theatre
The Comedy Theatre opened in 1881 and during its immense history has been graced by actors such as Michael Gambon, Maureen Lipman, Ewan McGregor and Stockhard Channing. During World War One it...
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Dominion Theatre
The Dominion Theatre was built in 1929 on what was the site of St Giles's Leper Colony, founded in 1101. The site served as a brewery until 1922 when it was pulled down and became used by a fun...
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Duchess Theatre
The Duchess Theatre is relatively new in comparison to some of the West End theatres that have been in existence since the very early 1800s. Opened in November 1929, the Duchess Theatre has been...
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Fortune Theatre
The Fortune Theatre was the first theatre to be built after the First World War and stands on the site if the old Albion Tavern. Over the years a number of famous names have graced the stage at...
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Garrick Theatre
Named after the great 18th century actor-manager David Garrick, the Garrick is a fantastic piece of late Victorian Kitsch. The interior design of the theatre is somewhat reminiscent of the a...
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Gielgud Theatre
The Gielgud Theatre opened in 1906 as The Hicks Theatre and became The Globe in 1909. It was designed as a pair with the Queens Theatre which sits on the corner of the adjacent street. It was...
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Hammersmith Apollo Theatre
The Hammersmith Apollo has been an entertainment venue since 1932 when it opened as a cinema. Over the years the location has played host to some of the biggest names in music and theatre including...
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Her Majesty's Theatre
Her Majesty's Theatre is on a site on the Haymarket that has had a theatre on it since 1705, two of which burnt down and the third was demolished in 1892. The current, fourth theatre, has housed...
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London Palladium Theatre
The London Palladium Theatre is one of London's most famous theatres and since 1914 has been home to the Royal Variety Performance and is now owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Theatre...
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Lyceum Theatre
The Lyceum Theatre has had a varied history, from theatre to music hall and back to theatre via closure from threats by fire safety regulations to being demolished to make way for a roundabout...
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Lyric Shaftesbury Theatre
The Lyric Theatre is the oldest surviving theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, opened in 1888. It was initially built to house light operettas but went on to house many light comedies and straight...
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New London Theatre
The New London Theatre opened on January 2nd 1973 with a production of The Unknown Soldier and his Wife starring Peter Ustinov with the the unknown Richard Gere starring in...
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Noel Coward Theatre
The Noël Coward Theatre was built as the New Theatre by Sir Charles Wyndham and opened on March 12th 1963 with a production of Rosemary starring Wyndham and his wife. Over the years it...
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Novello Theatre
The Novello Theatre opened in 1905 as The Waldorf, built as a twin theatre to the Aldwych which sits on the other side of the Waldorf Hotel. It's undergone many refurbishment's and name changes,...
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Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre was built by Richard D'Oyly Carte and was intended to be the home of English grand Opera, it's foundation stone was laid by his wife Helen in 1888 and can still be seen on the...
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Phoenix Theatre
The Phoenix Theatre opened in 1930 and soon became associated with Noël Coward, becoming home to several of his productions and re-naming it's foyer bar 'The Noël Coward Bar in 1969 shortly...
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Piccadilly Theatre
The Piccadilly Theatre was opened in 1928 with a production of Blue Eyes and it was boasted that "if all the bricks used in the building were laid in a straight line, they would stretch...
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Playhouse Theatre
The Playhouse Theatre opened as the Royal Avenue theatre in 1882 but was nearly destroyed when part of the Charing Cross Station building crashed into it, it subsequently re-opened as the...
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Prince Edward Theatre
The Prince Edward Theatre was opened in 1930 and has had a varied history after it's initial failure caused it to be transformed into a cabaret restaurant, the London Casino, home of the Variety...
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Prince of Wales Theatre
The Prince of Wales Theatre sits on a site that's been home to theatres since 1874. The theatre was renamed The Prince of Wales in 1886 after the future Edward VII, the current theatre was...
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Queens Theatre
The Queens Theatre was opened in 1907 and designed as a twin to the Gielgud Theatre (then the Globe Theatre). Having survived a hit from a German bomb in the Second World War the Queens Theatre...
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Sadler's Wells Theatre
Sadler's Wells Theatre is best known for ballet but contemporary dance and opera also feature on the theatres roster. The current Sadler's Wells theatre is the sixth to be located on the site...
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Savoy Theatre
The Savoy Theatre is built on the site of the old Savoy Palace and was designed to showcase the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. After the original theatre burnt down, the re-opening in 1993...
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Shaftesbury Theatre
The Shaftesbury Theatre opened on December 26th 1911, originally known as the Princes Theatre before being bought by EMI in 1963 when it became the Shaftesbury Theatre. Parts of the ceiling fell...
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St Martin's Theatre
St Martins was built as a companion to the New Ambassadors, a small, cosy theatre that sits next door, in memorium for the 9th Baron Willoughby de Broke St Martins theatre was maintained...
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The Ambassadors Theatre
The Ambassadors Theatre, formerly known as the New Ambassadors, is a small and intimate theatre situated opposite the fashionable Ivy Restaurant - favourite haunt of the famous and theatrical elite.
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The Duke of York's Theatre
The Duke of York's Theatre, like many in London, has been known by several names over the years. When it originally opened in 1892, due to its proximity to Trafalgar Square the theatre was...
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal Drury Lane has the longest continual theatrical tradition of any theatre in the U.K and is one of the most important theatres in the world.The current building is the most...
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Theatre Royal Haymarket
The Theatre Royal Haymarket has been associated with some of the biggest names in London theatre and has been entertaining audiences since the early 1700s.
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Vaudeville Theatre
The Vaudeville Theatre that occupies the site today is the third to have been built on it, though each have retained a substantial part of the previous building with the restored stain glass...
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Victoria Palace Theatre
The Victoria Palace Theatre is situated opposite Victoria Station and features a sliding roof that opens to ventilate the auditorium during intervals. Since opening in 1911, the theatre has been...
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Wyndhams Theatre
The Wyndham's Theatre is one of two theatres built by Charles Wyndham and opened in 1899 in the presence of the Prince of Wales with a production of David Garrick.. Since then it house...
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