Shaftesbury Theatre
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The Shaftesbury Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Shaftesbury Avenue, in the London Borough of Camden. It opened in 1911 as the New Prince's Theatre, with a capacity of 2,500. The current capa
The Shaftesbury Theatre in 2023, showing Mrs. Doubtfire
Monsieur Beaucaire (1919), starring Maggie Teyte
Detail of turret atop the theatre
Shaftesbury Theatre programme, Dad's Army, 1975
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 Theatre
…The Shaftesbury Theatre (to be known as the Judi Dench Theatre from February 2027) is a West End theatre, located in Shaftesbury Avenue, in the London Borough of Camden. It opened in 1911 as the New Prince's Theatre, with a capacity of 2,500. The current…
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.