The Lyric Theatre is a West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. It was built for the producer Henry Leslie, who financed it from the profits of the light opera hit, Dorothy,
The Lyric Theatre in April 2007
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne (1950)
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
Lyric Theatre, London
…The Lyric Theatre is a West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. It was built for the producer Henry Leslie, who financed it from the profits of the light opera hit…
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.