West End theatre
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.[1] Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London.[1] Famous screen actors, British and international alike, frequently appear on the London stage.[2][3]
There are a total of 39 theatres in the West End, with the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, opened in May 1663, the oldest theatre in London.[4] The Savoy Theatre—built as a showcase for the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan—was entirely lit by electricity in 1881.[5]
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) announced that 2018 was a record year for the capital's theatre industry with attendances topping 15.5 million for the first time since the organisation began collecting audience data in 1986. Box office revenues exceeded £765 million.[6] While attendance in 2019 was down 1.4% compared to the previous year, box office revenues reached a record £799 million.[7]
The majority of West End theatres are owned by the
History
Theatre in London flourished after the
After
Outside the West End,
The
The West End theatre district became established with the opening of many small theatres and halls, including the
The
One of the most popular playwrights in London in the 1890s,
In 1930, Laurence Olivier had his first important West End success in Noël Coward's Private Lives. A number of other actors made their West End debut prior to the Second World War, including John Gielgud, Alec Guinness, Vivien Leigh and Rex Harrison; the latter's performance in Terence Rattigan's 1936 comedy French Without Tears at the Criterion Theatre established him a leading light comedian.[33] During the 1950s and 1960s, many plays were produced in theatre clubs, to evade the censorship then exercised by the Lord Chamberlain's Office. The Theatres Act 1968 finally abolished censorship of the stage in the United Kingdom.[34]
Theatreland
"Theatreland", London's main theatre district, contains approximately 40 venues and is located in and near the heart of the
Many theatres in the West End are of late Victorian or Edwardian construction and are privately owned. Many are architecturally impressive, and the largest and best maintained feature grand neo-classical, Romanesque, or Victorian façades and luxurious, detailed interior design and decoration.
However, owing to the age of the buildings, leg room is often cramped, and audience facilities such as bars and toilets are often much smaller than in modern theatres. The protected status of the buildings and their confined urban locations, combined with financial constraints, make it very difficult to make substantial improvements to the level of comfort offered. In 2003, the Theatres Trust estimated that an investment of £250 million over the following 15 years was required for modernisation,[37] and stated that 60% of theatres had seats from which the stage was not fully visible.[38] The theatre owners unsuccessfully requested tax concessions to help them meet the costs.
From 2004 onwards there were several incidents of falling plasterwork, or performances being cancelled because of urgent building repairs being required. These events culminated in the partial collapse of the ceiling of the Apollo Theatre in December 2013.[40] Of these earlier incidents, only one led to people being hurt,[41] but at the Apollo 76 people needed medical treatment for their injuries.[42] A number of West End theatres have undergone refurbishments, including the Victoria Palace Theatre following the run of Billy Elliot in 2016.[39] The Dominion Theatre refurbishment was completed in 2017 with the unveiling of a new double-sided LED screen, the largest and highest resolution projecting screen on the exterior of a West End theatre.[43]
In 2012, gross sales of £529,787,692 were up 0.27% and attendances also increased 0.56% to 13,992,773-year-on-year.[44] In 2013, sales again rose this time by 11% to £585,506,455,[45] with attendances rising to 14,587,276.[46] This was despite slightly fewer performances occurring in 2013.[47]
On 16 March 2020, following government advice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all theatres in the West End were closed until further notice.[48] Theatres in London were allowed to re-open (with social distancing) on 17 May 2021, with full capacity permitted from 19 July.[49] Opening in October 2022, @sohoplace is the first new West End theatre in 50 years.[50]
Long-running shows
The length of West End shows depends on ticket sales. The longest-running musical in West End history is Les Misérables, produced by Cameron Mackintosh, which has been running in London since October 1985. It overtook Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, which closed in 2002 after running for 8,949 performances and 21 years, as the longest-running West End musical of all time on 9 October 2006. Other long-runners include Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, and Abba jukebox musical Mamma Mia! which have also subsequently overtaken Cats. However, the non-musical Agatha Christie play The Mousetrap is the longest-running production in the world, and has been performed continuously since 1952.[51][52]
Running since 2011, Matilda the Musical, an adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda, won a then-record seven Olivier Awards in 2012.[53] Running since 2016, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a two-part play written by Jack Thorne based on an original story by J. K. Rowling, won a record-breaking nine Olivier Awards in 2017.[54]
List of West End theatres
- An * after the opening date indicates that the listed production has yet to open and is scheduled for the given date at that theatre.
- An * after the closing date indicates that there is another show scheduled for that theatre.
- If the next show planned is not announced, the applicable columns are left blank.
Theatre | Address | Capacity | Owner/Operator | Current production | Type | Opening | Closing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adelphi Theatre | Strand | 1,500 | LW Theatres / Nederlander Organization | Back to the Future: The Musical | Musical | 13 September 2021 | Open-ended |
Aldwych Theatre | Aldwych | 1,200 | Nederlander Organization | Tina—The Tina Turner Musical | Musical | 17 April 2018 | Open-ended |
Ambassadors Theatre | West Street | 444 | Ambassador Theatre Group | Harry Clarke[55] | Play | 13 March 2024 | 11 May 2024* |
Apollo Theatre | Shaftesbury Avenue | 658 | Nimax Theatres | Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle[56] | Play | 14 March 2024 | 28 April 2024* |
Apollo Victoria Theatre | Wilton Road | 2,328 | Ambassador Theatre Group | Wicked | Musical | 27 September 2006 | Open-ended |
Arts Theatre | Great Newport Street | 350 | JJ Goodman Ltd. | The Choir of Man | Musical | 13 October 2022 | Open-ended |
Cambridge Theatre | Earlham Street | 1,231 | LW Theatres | Matilda the Musical | Musical | 24 November 2011 | Open-ended |
Criterion Theatre | Jermyn Street | 588 | Criterion Theatre Trust | Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)[57] | Musical | 4 April 2024* | 14 July 2024 |
Dominion Theatre | Tottenham Court Road | 2,163 | Nederlander Organization | Sister Act[58] | Musical | 21 March 2024 | 31 August 2024* |
Duchess Theatre | Catherine Street | 494 | Nimax Theatres | The Play That Goes Wrong | Play | 14 September 2014 | Open-ended |
Duke of York's Theatre | St. Martin's Lane | 640 | Ambassador Theatre Group | An Enemy of the People[59] | Play | 20 February 2024 | 6 April 2024* |
Fortune Theatre | Russell Street | 432 | Ambassador Theatre Group | Operation Mincemeat | Musical | 29 March 2023 | Open-ended |
Garrick Theatre | Charing Cross Road | 718 | Nimax Theatres | For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy[60] | Play | 29 February 2024 | 1 June 2024 |
Gielgud Theatre | Shaftesbury Avenue | 994 | Delfont Mackintosh Theatres | Opening Night[61] | Musical | 6 March 2024 | 27 July 2024 |
Gillian Lynne Theatre | Drury Lane | 1,118 | LW Theatres | Standing at the Sky's Edge[62] | Musical | 28 February 2024 | 3 August 2024 |
Harold Pinter Theatre | Panton Street | 796 | Ambassador Theatre Group | The Hills of California[63] | Play | 8 February 2024 | 15 June 2024 |
His Majesty's Theatre | Haymarket | 1,216 | LW Theatres | The Phantom of the Opera | Musical | 9 October 1986 | Open-ended |
London Palladium | Argyll Street | 2,286 | LW Theatres | Hello, Dolly![64] | Musical | 18 July 2024* | 14 September 2024 |
Lyceum Theatre | Wellington Street | 2,100 | Ambassador Theatre Group | The Lion King | Musical | 19 October 1999 | Open-ended |
Lyric Theatre | Shaftesbury Avenue | 915 | Nimax Theatres | Hadestown[65] | Musical | 21 February 2024 | Open-ended |
Noël Coward Theatre | St. Martin's Lane | 960 | Delfont Mackintosh Theatres | Player Kings[66] | Play | 1 April 2024* | 22 June 2024* |
Novello Theatre | Aldwych | 1,146 | Delfont Mackintosh Theatres | Mamma Mia! | Musical | 6 April 1999 | Open-ended |
Palace Theatre | Shaftesbury Avenue | 1,400 | Nimax Theatres | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Play | 25 July 2016 | Open-ended |
Phoenix Theatre | Charing Cross Road | 1,012 | Ambassador Theatre Group | Stranger Things: The First Shadow[67] | Play | 14 December 2023 | Open-ended |
Piccadilly Theatre | Denman Street | 1,232 | Ambassador Theatre Group | Moulin Rouge! | Musical | 20 January 2022 | Open-ended |
Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre | Craven Street | 550 | Ambassador Theatre Group | Cabaret | Musical | 12 December 2021 | Open-ended |
Prince Edward Theatre | Old Compton Street | 1,727 | Delfont Mackintosh Theatres | MJ the Musical[68] | Musical | 27 March 2024* | Open-ended |
Prince of Wales Theatre | Coventry Street | 1,183 | Delfont Mackintosh Theatres | The Book of Mormon | Musical | 21 March 2013 | Open-ended |
Savoy Theatre | Strand | 1,150 | Ambassador Theatre Group | Plaza Suite[69] | Play | 15 January 2024 | 13 April 2024* |
Shaftesbury Theatre | Shaftesbury Avenue | 1,416 | DLT Entertainment | Mrs. Doubtfire[70] | Musical | 22 June 2023 | Open-ended |
@sohoplace | Charing Cross Road | 602 | Nimax Theatres | Red Pitch[71] | Play | 15 March 2024 | 4 May 2024 |
Sondheim Theatre | Shaftesbury Avenue | 1,074 | Delfont Mackintosh Theatres | Les Misérables | Musical | 8 October 1985 | Open-ended |
St Martin's Theatre | West Street | 550 | Stephen Waley-Cohen | The Mousetrap | Play | 25 November 1952 | Open-ended |
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | Catherine Street | 1,996 | LW Theatres | Frozen | Musical | 8 September 2021 | 8 September 2024 |
Theatre Royal Haymarket | Haymarket | 888 | Access Entertainment | The Picture of Dorian Gray[72] | Play | 15 February 2024 | 11 May 2024* |
Trafalgar Theatre | Whitehall | 630 | Trafalgar Entertainment Group | A Mirror[73] | Play | 1 February 2024 | 20 April 2024* |
Vaudeville Theatre | Strand | 690 | Nimax Theatres | Six | Musical | 29 September 2021 | Open-ended |
Victoria Palace Theatre | Victoria Street | 1,602 | Delfont Mackintosh Theatres | Hamilton | Musical | 21 December 2017 | Open-ended |
Wyndham's Theatre | St. Martin's Court | 799 | Delfont Mackintosh Theatres | Long Day's Journey into Night[74] | Play | 2 April 2024* | 8 June 2024* |
Upcoming productions
The following shows are confirmed as future West End productions. The theatre in which they will run is either not yet known or currently occupied by another show.
Production | Type | Theatre | Opening | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Devil Wears Prada | Musical | Dominion Theatre | 24 October 2024 | [75] |
Dr. Strangelove | Play | Noël Coward Theatre | 8 October 2024 | [76] |
Fawlty Towers: The Play | Play | Apollo Theatre | 15 May 2024 | [77] |
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! | Musical | Ambassadors Theatre | 25 May 2024 | [78] |
Mean Girls | Musical | Savoy Theatre | 5 June 2024 | [79] |
Next to Normal | Musical | Wyndham's Theatre | 18 June 2024 | [80] |
Oedipus | Play | Wyndham's Theatre | 4 October 2024 | [81] |
People, Places and Things | Play | Trafalgar Theatre | 3 May 2024 | [82] |
Romeo and Juliet | Play | Duke of York's Theatre | 11 May 2024 | [83] |
Shucked | Musical | TBA | 2025 | [84] |
Slave Play | Play | Noël Coward Theatre | 29 June 2024 | [85] |
Some Like It Hot | Musical | TBA | 2025 | [86] |
A View from the Bridge | Play | Theatre Royal Haymarket | 23 May 2024 | [87] |
Waiting for Godot | Play | Theatre Royal Haymarket | 13 September 2024 | [88] |
Why Am I So Single? | Musical | Garrick Theatre | August 27, 2024 | [89] |
London's non-commercial theatres
The term "West End theatre" is generally used to refer specifically to commercial productions in Theatreland. However, the leading
The
Likewise, the London Coliseum is the resident home to the English National Opera. The theatre is also the London base for performances by the English National Ballet, who perform regular seasons throughout the year when not on tour.
The
Other London theatres
There is a great number of stage productions in London outside the West End. Much of this is known as
There are many theatres located throughout
London theatres outside the West End also played an important role in the early history of drama schools. In 1833, actress Frances Maria Kelly managed the Royal Strand Theatre in Westminster where she funded and operated a dramatic school, the earliest record of a drama school in England.[94] In 1840 she financed the Royalty Theatre in Soho which opened as Miss Kelly's Theatre and Dramatic School.[95]
Awards
"Theatre is such an important part of British history and British culture"
—Dame Helen Mirren after receiving the Evening Standard Award in 2013 for her performance as the Queen in The Audience.[96]
There are a number of annual awards for outstanding achievements in London theatre:
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Evening Standard Theatre Awards
- WhatsOnStage Awards
- Critics' Circle Theatre Awards
- National Dance Awards
- West End Cares Awards
- West End Frame Awards
See also
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External links
- Society of London Theatre Archived 23 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine – trade body for the London theatre industry
- London's West End Theatres Information and archive material on London's historic West End Theatres.