His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London. The building, designed by Charles J. Phipps, was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager Her
Exterior of the theatre, 2023
John Vanbrugh painted by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1704–1710
The King's Theatre, Haymarket; watercolour by William Capon
Interior of second theatre on the site, c. 1808 (drawing by Auguste Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for Ackermann's Microcosm of London)
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London. West End theatre represents the highest level of commercial theatre in the United K
His Majesty's Theatre, London
…His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London. The building, designed by Charles J. Phipps, was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager…
West End theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue
The London Palladium opened in 1910. While the Theatre has a resident show, it also has one-off performances such as concerts. Since 1930 it has often hosted the Royal Variety Performance.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Opened in May 1663, it is the oldest theatre in London.
Original interior of Savoy Theatre in 1881, the year it was fitted with the incandescent light bulb developed by Sir Joseph Swan to become the first public building in the world to be lit entirely by electricity.