Friday 5 May 2023

London's Theatres

 


As I was starting to look through an illustrated volume called "London's Theatres" by Mike Kilburn with photography by Alberto Arzoz, I wondered how many of these I had actually visited. I have handwritten notes of performances from the late 1980's so I have listed these as I study the book. It is actually a second hand copy that Alison found in a charity shop. It was published in 2002 so I have updated some of the information in the following notes.

Adelphi Theatre

I have never been inside this 1930's Art Deco theatre situated on the Strand. Not really to my taste, but it's good that it's different. Founded by John Scott in 1806, it has been remodelled over the years. In 1930 it gained it's painted façade and it's 1930's interior design. It seems mainly to perform musicals with an audience capacity of 1500. Back to the Future: The Musical is the one currently on stage.

Albery Theatre

I only have theatre tickets from 1987 onwards so  the only one I have from the Albery is for Hay Fever in 1992. However, I'm sure this is where I went with my daughter to see Oliver in the late 1970's. A tightly planned theatre on a restricted site on St Martin's Lane that opened in 1903. It has a lovely auditorium. Now called the Noel Coward Theatre, it has a history of performing great plays and has a capacity of 878. In April 2019 I went there to see All About Eve with that stellar cast. Patriots opens at the end of May.

Aldwych Theatre

At the end of Drury Lane, and actually on the corner, the Aldwych theatre opened in 1905. The corner site shows off it's beautiful stone elevation. The interior is splendid and caters for an audience of 1,906. The only time I have been inside the Aldwych Theatre was in 1963 to see Paul Schofield in King Lear. I went with a group from school as it was a play we studied for "A" Level. On stage now is Tina Turner The Musical. 

Almeida Theatre

The Almeida is a modern theatre that opened in 1980 with a capacity of  just 325. As this theatre in not in central London, it does not appear in the book but I have been there a few times. I saw Hedda Gabler in 2005, Measure for Measure and The Master Builder in 2010, The Knot of the Heart and My City in 2011, King Charles 111 in 2015 and Three Sisters in 2019. It is obviously one of my favourite theatres. On at the moment The Secret Lives of Bees.

Apollo Theatre

Another theatre I have never been inside. One of those smaller auditoriums on Shaftesbury Avenue that opened at the beginning of the twentieth century. With a stone faced facade, it seems to have an unusually ornate interior. A seating capacity of 775.Soon to host: 2.22 A Ghost Story.

Apollo Victoria Theatre

A strange location for a theatre on Wilton Road, it stands immediately to the east of Victoria Railway Station. Portland stone covers the facade and the auditorium has a strange Art deco feel. With seating for over 1500, this theatre is renowned for big blockbuster musicals. Now on is Wicked The Musical. 

Barbican Theatre

The theatre is inside the huge Barbican complex of apartments, shops, offices, schools etc. The theatre opened in 1982 and the modern day sight lines are brilliant. I love how the seating for 1,170 is arranged and the whole experience is superb. This is where I saw The Wizard of Oz in 1987, then The Merchant of Venice in 1988, The Tempest with John Wood, and Three Sisters in 1989 and  Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet in 1993. More recently it was to see Richard 11 in 2016. There are currently short runs until the RSC perform My Neighbour Totoro later in the year.

The Bridge Theatre

Too new to feature in my 2002 edition of the book, but another fabulous new theatre. Inside an ultra modern frontage, the interior is gracefully pleasing for 900 in the audience.  I went there in 2018 to see Laura Linney in My Name is Lucy Barton. Now on stage, Guys and Dolls is booking into next year.

Cambridge Theatre

A fairly modern theatre on "an inconvenient triangular site", it opened in 1930, but I have never been inside. The tall stone frontage on Earlham Street dominates one of the junctions that makes up Seven Dials. The interior is described as being designed "in moderne expressionist style" whatever that is. Seating is for 1,253. On stage now is Matilda The Musical.

Comedy Theatre

The Comedy first opened in 1881 and is apparently one of the prettiest theatres in London. It has a relatively small but lovely painted stone facade. The horseshoe shaped auditorium for an audience of 800 is low key but retains the feel of the nineteenth century. On the corner of Panton Street and Oxenden Street, it is now known as The Harold Pinter Theatre. This is where I went to see Moonlight and Night School in a double bill. A Little Life is the current play.

Criterion Theatre

This small theatre opened in 1874. The rich painted stone facade is complimented by the red and gold interior. It only has room for an audience of 592. It is an independent theatre and looks amazing. I would love to go. On at the moment is Bleak Expectations. 

Dominium Theatre  

Opening in 1929, this modern theatre on Tottenham Court Road has a chequered history. A three bay Portland stone frontage with a vast ornate interior. Immediately after it opened, it became a cinema (I may have seen a James Bond movie there in the 1960's)  until it reverted to a theatre in 1981. It now hosts musicals with it's seating capacity at over 2,000. Grease The Musical opens in June.

Donmar Warehouse

One of my favourite theatres with it's seating for only 251. Part of the former brewery warehouse was converted into theatre use in 1960 and opened as a studio theatre in 1977. I have been lucky enough to see After Miss Julie in 2003, Old Times in 2004, Mary Stuart in 2005, The Cut and Frost/Nixon in 2006, John Gabriel Bjorkman in 2007,  and A Doll's House in 2009. Private Lives is the current show.

Drury Lane - Theatre Royal

The only time I have been inside this remarkable theatre was in September 2021 to see the finished refurbishment that cost Andrew Lloyd Webber £60 Million. (See posts of 14th April and 16th September 2021). The theatre first opened in 1663 and has gone through many transformations. The fairly plain main front is actually on Catherine Street. The interior is now a much more subtle design. It still seats over 2,000 despite Webber's restoration. The last decades has seen many musical extravaganzas which I normally avoid. But I still want to go. The book devotes four pages to this theatre which is a most. Now showing Frozen The Musical.

Duchess Theatre

Also on Catherine Street, and opening in 1929, this is another small theatre housing 476 customers. The facade is "firmly rooted in English Renaissance traditions". Very stark. As is the interior. The Play That Goes Wrong is booking until April next year.

Duke of York's Theatre

Although only space for an audience of 650, it  has seen some great performances.  I went to see Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll in 2006 and The Glass Menagerie in 2022. A landmark on St Martin's Lane. It opened in 1892 and features ("in late classical style") painted brickwork and a columned loggia front. The auditorium is hampered by it's restricted site but its simple restoration looks fine. On at the moment is Shirley Valentine. But looking at future performances, I luckily found there was booking for Martin McDonough's The Pillowman. Fortunately there are tickets available so I'm going at the end of June.

Fortune Theatre

The Fortune Theatre opened on Russell Street in 1924, the first after the first world war. The exposed painted reinforced  concrete frontage is quite a shock. However, the interior is subtle and pleasing. Although one of London's smallest theatres at a capacity of 432, it has played host to The Woman in Black since 1989.

Garrick Theatre

On Charing Cross Road stands another Walter Emden design ("an exercise in eclectic classicism") with a six bay "Corinthian colonnaded loggia". A classic auditorium has a lovely domed ceiling with three curved tiers above the stalls. The Garrick now seats 724 patrons since the gallery closed. It opened in 1889 on Charing Cross Road and the pictures in the book look superb. I will look out for something that I might enjoy. Showing now, Bonnie and Clyde will be followed by The Crown Jewels. 

Gielgud Theatre

On the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Rupert Street, stands this  Delfont Mackintosh Theatre that has a capacity of 889. It opened in 1906 with the name the Hicks Theatre., then the Globe. It was only in 1994 that it gained it's present name. The Portland stone facade has an impressive circular tower while inside there are ornate decorations.  I went to see Man of the Moment in 1990 while it was still the Globe. Another impressive theatre, especially the wonderfully steep circle. On stage now is To Kill a Mocking Bird to be followed by The Crucible.

Haymarket Theatre Royal

From an original site built in 1720 and called The New French Theatre, the redesigned John Nash Theatre Royal opened in 1821. A neo-classical front has "a Corinthian columned portico". Now a landmark on Haymarket with it's ornate glittering interior. The book says it is "historically of tremendous importance. It seats 890 No wonder I can still remember going to see Vanessa Redgrave and Paul Scofield in 1992's Heartbreak House. Even parking on St James' Square with the great views of the theatre from Charles 11 Street. And that's over thirty years ago. After some wonderful plays, it's now reduced to Only Fools and Horses - The Musical. 

Her Majesty's Theatre

Another theatre on Haymarket and now part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's LW Theatres. It has an imposing stone frontage in French Renaissance design with an interior of equally ornate auditorium. With seating for 1,100, it has been showing Phantom of the Opera since 1986. We went there in 1993. Since then there has been another refurbishment in 2020. The book tells us that "The flat stage conceals the finest set of English wooden stage machinery in London". 

London Coliseum 

The largest theatre in London's West End with a seating capacity of 2,358 stands on St Martin's Lane. The building has a staggeringly complex exterior, you cannot miss it. Internally it is just as ornate in it's restoration to the 1902 original. In 1968 English National Opera (under their original name of Sadler's Wells Opera Company) and English National Ballet made this their home. We have been a few times to see the ballet including Swan Lake (also performed there by the Kirov Ballet), The Sleeping Beauty and Romeo and Juliet. On at the moment is We Will Rock You The Musical.

London Palladium

A pedimented stone facade faces Argyll Street but it is the vast unaltered lavishly decorated interior that looks amazing. I don't think I have ever been to this theatre, unless it was as a boy. Another large capacity of 2,291. Famous in the 1950's for the unmissable "Sunday Night at the London Palladium". These days it hosts any number of one night stands for singers, bands and comedians. Although the musical The Wizard of Oz does have the summer to itself.

Lyceum Theatre

After a chequered history, first as an exhibition and concert hall in 1765, the Lyceum on Wellington Street is now a large theatre with a seating capacity of 2,107. It's Greco-Roman portico dates from 1834. In 1945 it reopened as a dance hall and hosted the BBC's "Come Dancing" show. The theatre closed in 1991 when the Apollo Leisure Group undertook a major restoration with architect's  Halpern and Partners, culminating with a grand reopening in 1996. The interior is now a wonder to be hold. After Jesus Christ Superstar came Oklahoma! and then The Lion King in 1999 that still plays there today.

Lyric Theatre

A small intimate theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue (not to be confused with the Lyric Hammersmith) seating 916. The brick and stone facade is simple but pleasing on the eye. Unfortunately the interior is not. It opened in 1888 and I'm not sure why I have never been as it has hosted many successful plays. Only next month to open with Aspects of Love!

The New Ambassador's Theatre

Now just called the Ambassadors as it was in 1913, it is an even smaller theatre with a capacity of just 408. It is only  separated from St Martin's Theatre by a pedestrian footway now called Tower Court. The extremely tight site on West Street has led to an unremarkable exterior and interior. No wonder it is now showing Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial.

New London Theatre

The site has gone through many guises including the Winter Garden Theatre that closed in 1959. A complete redevelopment of the complex only saw the theatre part started in 1971 for an audience of 1,100. The modern sheer glazed facade is unique. Michael Billington explains "The last time I was in the New London, it was a spectacular rubbish dump occupied by Lloyd Webber's Cats. Now it has a vast open stage with walkways thrusting into the auditorium: a perfect arena for Trevor Nunn's extraordinary lucid King Lear and for Ian McKellen's' mesmerising performance". I was there to see it in December 2007. Now the Gillian Lynne Theatre, it currently hosts The Lehman Trilogy.

Old Vic Theatre

It opened in 1818 on Waterloo Road, courtesy of it's access from north of the river through the completion of Waterloo Bridge a year before. A simple elevation is nonetheless complemented by it's wonderfully restored 1871 auditorium. There have been seven name changes and "a considerable number of major and minor alterations" over the years. It is a glorious old theatre that now seats 1,066 including those in the three tiers of paired boxes on each side of the stage. It was Derek Jacobi in The Tempest that I saw in 2003 as well as Alex Jennings in The Liar in 1990. Why do all these wonderful theatres now only show musicals? The next up for the Old Vic: Groundhog Day - The Musical.

Peacock Theatre

Opening as a new Royalty Theatre (for the original, see below) in 1960 in the basement of an office block on Portugal Street, it was bought by The London School of Economics and opened as the Peacock Theatre in 1996. It is a lecture hall by day and a venue for Sadlers Wells in the evening. English National Ballet School perform there in July.

Palace Theatre

This huge red brick theatre stands at the intersection of Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue. It stand majestically on Cambridge Circus and holds an audience of 1,390. It opened in 1891 as an opera house and was remodelled in 1908, becoming the Palace Theatre in 1911. It had been the home of musicals with "Jesus Christ Superstar" running for eight years from 1972 and "Les Misérables" for nineteen years from 1985 before transferring to the Queens Theatre in 2004. We were there in 1991. However, since 2016 it has been home to the constantly sold out  Harry Potter and The Cursed Child.

Phoenix Theatre

Named after it's location on Phoenix Street, the Phoenix opened in 1930 with Private Lives. There is also an entrance on the much wider Charing Cross Road. The facade includes Ionic twisted columns and metal window frames that are typical for the 1930's. Internally it is nothing special. It's cosy 1,020 audience has seen many classic plays over the years with A Streetcar named Desire it's current production. But then horrors, for the summer, Idiots Assemble - Spitting Image The Musical! I went to see Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet there in 1988.  It was directed by Derek Jacobi for The Renaissance Theatre Company. Then in 1990 we went there to see Into the Woods with Imelda Staunton and Julia McKenzie.

Piccadilly Theatre

Built in 1928 on the corner of Sherwood street and Denman Street, it has nice curving stuccoed facade. Although the interior is quite plain. Holding an audience of 1,200 it currently stages the musical Moulin Rouge.

Playhouse Theatre

In 1882 The Royal Avenue Theatre opened close to Embankment Underground Station, so quite a way from the West End. Only a small theatre on the corner of Craven Street it has a capacity of 786. It saw a fine "comprehensive restoration programme" in 1987 and became the Playhouse theatre. I'm sure I went to see A Dolls House in 1996 with Janet McTeer. Now showing Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.

Prince Edward Theatre

From being a theatre in 1930 to cabaret, boxing club and cinerama, the Prince Edward Theatre on Old Compton Street has had an unusual history. Revived in 1993 by architects Renton Howard Wood Levin, it's splendid auditorium has seats for 1619. It has staged musicals from Evita to Chess, Anything Goes and Mama Mia that we saw in July 2002. Now hosting ain't too proud, The Temptations musical.

Prince of Wales Theatre

Originally a typical West End Theatre that opened in 1884, it was demolished and a new modern replacement opened in 1937. Steel framed with artificial stone cladding, it hovers above Coventry Street. It holds an audience of 1,130 in a plain interior. Again musicals have featured with currently on stage The Book of Mormon.

Queens Theatre

Situated on Shaftesbury Avenue, Queens Theatre was bombed in 1940 and rebuilt in 1957. The exterior is a curtain wall and glass  structure but the auditorium is a reflection of the 1907 original interior. Renamed the Sondheim Theatre in 2019, it has a seating capacity of 990. On stage now is Les Misérables.

Royal Court Theatre

Sloane Square is not an obvious locality for a theatre, but in 1870 a chapel was converted to the New Chelsea Theatre to be quickly renamed the Belgravia Theatre. A handsome red brick and stone facade, it only has a capacity of 400. The interior is dominated by structural steelwork. It has seen alterations as late as 1956 and 1964. I was lucky enough to see Rosamund Pike and David Haig  in Hitchcock Blonde in 2003. It now shows No I.D. in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs and Black Superhero in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs. Then in August comes Cuckoo and I have a seat in the stalls.

Royal National Theatre  - Olivier

The book describes the three theatres that make up The National in one section. That is fine as it tells us about the extensive and "depressing negotiations and discussions on many levels" in finally bringing the theatre into realisation. Only for the foundation stone being laid by the Queen in 1951 did not mark the end of the troubles. It took until 1976 before the complex was finally opened.  Even now, the architect Denys Lasdun's exposed concrete walls are still exceptionally original for such a building. "A contrasting composition of sculptural muti-layered brutalism .......... the concrete geometry of the building, it's massing and sense of place ......... it stands as a living tribute to Lasdun's genius". I must be like many others who love it and hate it.

The Olivier is possibly my favourite auditorium. It's curved seating plan is like an amphitheatre and is  complimented by an adaptable open stage. The auditorium seats 1,100 which is half the number of, say Drury Lane, but of equal size. It was there I went to see Pygmalion in 1992,  An Inspector Calls in 1993, His Girl Friday in 2003, Timon of Athens in 2012, Peter Pan in 2017, and Jack Absolute Rides Again in 2022. The current production is Dancing at Lugnasa. 

Royal National Theatre - Lyttleton

The more traditional layout of the Lyttleton Theatre with its conventional proscenium has a design "more than a hint of film". It has seating for 897. I know I went recently to see Wuthering Heights, but feel I also went there a long time ago. The Motive and the Cue has just opened.

Royal National Theatre - Dorfman

The smallest theatre in the complex, the Dorfman, (formerly known as the Cottesloe Theatre) seats 450 in an intimate space. I went to see The Pains of Youth in 2009. In performance now is Dixon and Daughters.

Royal Opera House

Following being burnt down twice in the nineteenth century, the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden was completely restored in 1999 including the Floral Hall. This adds to the exterior stone walls to create an imposing facade. The original horseshoe plan of the 2,160 auditorium envisaged by architect Edward M Barry is still spectacular. As is the ornate interior design. My records of visits to see the Royal Ballet are not as comprehensive as those for plays, but I know we went to see Giselle, The Nutcracker, Cinderella, La Bayadere and Romeo and Juliet. We also saw the Kirov Ballet perform Swan Lake. All many years ago. At the moment the Royal Ballet present Cinderella.

Sadler's Wells Theatre

Situated on Roseberry Avenue in Clerkenwell, away from the West End, Sadler's Wells Theatre is the sixth venue on this particular site. The latest incarnation opened in 1998 with a capacity of 1,578 and a performance by the Rambert Dance Company. The modern sheer glazed screen makes for a dramatic exterior. Inside a bank of lighting panels sit on each flank wall.  It hosts companies from the UK and abroad. The Rocky Horror Show is on now with Northern Ballet's The Great Gatsby in May.

St Martin's Theatre

Only the narrow Tower Court separates St Martins Theatre with the New Ambassadors Theatre on West Street. A relatively modern building, it opened in 1916. "Giant engaged Ionic columns ..... support a triglyph frieze, cornice and parapet". A tiny capacity of 546, but the auditorium is of high quality, all polished walnut. When Sleuth ended it's record run in 1974, it was replaced by the longest running play ever. The Mousetrap transferred from the Ambassadors Theatre and continues to this date. And for a long time to come.

Savoy Theatre

Situated on the Strand, the original 1881 theatre was remodelled in 1929, damaged by fire in 1990 and restored in 1993. Part of the Savoy complex, its interior is like no other, all expanses of silver leaf. Horrible. It's capacity is now 1,156 and the hotel came afterwards. The Secretary Bird ran for 1,500 performances until 1972 when it was replaced by the even more succesful Noises Off. Presently on stage: Pretty Woman, The Musical.

Shaftesbury Theatre

Situated on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and High Holborn, and originally the New Princes Theatre when it opened in 1911, it changed to it's present name in 1963. Faced with terracotta, brick and stone, the underwhelming facade is not saved by what is an equally disappointing highly ornate auditorium. Famous for the collapse of the auditorium ceiling in 1973 during a production of Hair, it was saved from demolition and now has seats for 1,4005. Does it host a musical? Of course - Mrs Doubtfire takes the stage. 

Shakespeare's Globe

On the banks of the River Thames, (actually Bankside) the reconstruction of the original 1599 Globe was opened in 1997. After many years of discussion and negotiation it was left to an American, Sam Wanamaker, to establish the Globe Playhouse Trust in 1970. So only another twenty seven years for his vision to be realised. An amazing intimate theatre despite it's uncomfortable seating (for 1,380 with 500 standing) that, for me, has become more so over the last couple of years. I first saw Troilus and Cressida here in 2009, All's Well That Ends Well in 2011, Pericles in 2016, and finally Henry V111 last year. On at the moment are A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Comedy of Errors. I would guess it's pretty chilly for the evening performances.

Strand Theatre

The last of the three tier theatres to be built in London, the Strand is actually on Aldwych. It opened in 1905 and named the Waldorf Theatre. It became the Strand only four years later and since 2005 has be called the Novello Theatre. A classical Portland stone faced facade is complimented by an amazing  gold looking interior and the seating is for 1,050. It has been host to Mamma Mia since 2012. 

Vaudeville Theatre

In 1889 the original building (this time on the Strand) was expanded by demolishing Nos 403 and 404 Strand and creating an attractive Portland Stone classical facade. A remodelled auditorium from 1925-6 is fine for this small theatre of 690 seats. Now showing SIX The Musical.

Victoria Palace Theatre

This huge theatre holding an audience of 1,575 was opened in 1911. "Overlooking the taxi ranks and bus station that make up the forecourt to Victoria Railway Station". An imposing building faced in white glazed  faience , I'm not so keen as some. But it does have an equally ornate interior: " a wonderfully rich baroque auditorium". Variety and musicals have been it's  hallmark over the years and currently is showing Hamilton. Enough said.

Westminster Theatre

Away from the West End on Palace Street, and on the site of Charlotte Chapel, a cinema was converted to theatre use in 1931.  It was in the mid 1960's that that it was re-clad with a vertical slate exterior. It looks dreadful in the book. It was damaged by fire in  2002, demolished and re-opened as  St James Theatre and then changed name to The Other Palace . Originally with a capacity of 600, it now holds just 312 in the main theatre and 120 in the studio. It now has a much nicer, modern facade.  It currently stages Heathers The Musical.

Whitehall Theatre

A strange locality for a theatre, the west side of Whitehall. It's 1930 incarnation features a steel and concrete frame with Portland stone facades. It does not look like your typical London theatre. Art deco features in the single balcony auditorium shows that everything is nicely of it's age following it's restoration in 1985. It was converted to two studio spaces in 2004 (called Trafalgar Studios) before being returned to a single auditorium in 2021 with 630 seats. Now called Trafalgar Theatre. Now showing the musical Jersey Boys. That is a show I wouldn't mind seeing.

Windmill Theatre

Named after Great Windmill Street, this theatre has undergone many transformations over the years. Originally a cinema in 1910, then a non-stop revue from 1932 to 1964 and all sorts since then. Currently Love at the Windmill is a combination of cabaret, circus thrills and burlesque. No idea about the capacity.

Wyndham's Theatre

It was Sir Charles Wyndham who bought the site in 1899. Architect W G R Sprague "produced the epitome of European civic theatre architecture overlaid with an English sense of good breeding and quiet confidence". All with "an illusion of space on a very restricted site". The exterior is faced in Portland stone but it is "one of the finest interiors" that shines. Turquoise and cream are the predominant colours with gold touches. The grand circle and balcony rise steeply above the stalls to give a capacity of 750. It was here I went to see Skylight in 2014 with Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan, and No Man's Land with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart two years later. Marvellous. Yet another musical currently occupies it's stage: Oklahoma. 

Young Vic Theatre

Built for a younger audience by The National Theatre in 1970, an unconventional space for just 450. A modern facade and interior are unfortunately quite boring. It hosts lots of different works including, in the summer, Beneatha's Place. My only visit was to see a production of Richard III as the last of the RSC's 27 hours of all the history plays in 2000/2001. I had seen all the others at Stratford but the very few performances of this play there were sold out. So into London for the last. 

The book then ends with four theatres that no longer exist: The Carlton Theatre, London Hippodrome, London Pavilion ( where I went to see The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night the week after it premiered there in July 1964) and the Saville Theatre. There is no mention of another theatre that is no longer in existence. The Kings Cross Theatre. Built around actual train tracks for an audience of 100, it hosted The Railway Children that we saw in 2015, see post of 24th February. However the theatre closed two years later. Another small theatre missing from this section was the Royalty Theatre that closed in 1953 to make way for an office block. There is a new theatre that had that name and is now the Peacock Theatre as described above. It was nice that the last page of the book is a map of London with the location of all the theatres. 

Of  the fifty three existing theatres listed above I have been to see a performance in more than half.  If I had seen this book ten years ago, I might have set out to see inside every one of these theatres. But now there are just too many musicals. If I get the chance, I will take some photos of the exteriors.

Of those fifty three, there are twenty seven that are showing musicals. Here they are:

Back to the Future - Adelpi

Tina Turner - Aldwych

Wicked - Apollo Victoria

Guys and Dolls - The Bridge

Matilda - Cambridge

Grease - Dominium

Frozen - Drury Lane

Only Fools and Horses - Haymarket

Phantom of the Opera - Her Majesty's

We Will Rock You - London Coliseum

Wizard of Oz - London Palladium

Lion King - Lyceum

Aspects of Love - Lyric

Groundhog Day - Old Vic

Idiots Assemble - Phoenix

Moulin Rouge - Piccadilly

ain't too proud - Prince Edward

Book of Mormon - Prince of Wales

Les Miserables - Queens

Pretty Woman - Savoy

Mrs Doubtfire - Shaftesbury

Mama Mia - Strand

SIX - Vaudeville

Hamilton - Victoria Palace

Heathers - Westminster

Jersey Boys - Whitehall

Oklahoma - Wyndams


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