Shaftesbury Avenue
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Shaftesbury Avenue is a major road in the West End of London, named after The 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. It runs north-easterly from Piccadilly Circus to New Oxford Street, crossing Charing Cross Road a
Shaftesbury Avenue in 2016, with West End theatres visible along the right side of the road
Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus in 1949
The Forbidden Planet comic store on the road
Odeon Cinema at 135 Shaftesbury Avenue
West End theatre
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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
Shaftesbury Avenue
…to provide a north–south traffic artery through the crowded districts of St. Giles and Soho. The avenue is generally considered the heart of London's West End theatre district, with the Lyric, Apollo, Gielgud and Sondheim theatres clustered together on the west side of the road between Piccadilly Circus and Charing Cross Road…
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.