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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE LONDON
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Haymarket
London,
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There are three bars at Her Majesty's Theatre. Also available are ice-cream, confectionery and bar snacks. |
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Guide dogs not allowed in auditorium. Staff are available to ‘dog sit’. There is Disabled Access and Disabled person's Toilets. There is Induction Loop or Infra-red sound amplification |
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NCP Whitcomb Street is the closest public car park to Her Majestys Theatre. |
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Piccadilly Circus (Picadilly/Bakerloo lines) for Her Majesty's Theatre. |
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Charing Cross is the closest British Rail Station to Her Majesty's Theatre. |
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Bus Routes: 6, 12, 13, 15, 22, 38, 58, 88
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 HISTORY |
The current Her Majesty's Theatre is actually the 4th theatre to occupy this site. The first was called The Queen's Theatre, being built by Sir John Vanbrugh and opened on 9th April 1705. The theatre changed it's name to The Kings Theatre in 1714 when King George I ascended the throne. This theatre was associated with opera, until 1789 when the theatre was destroyed by fire. The 2nd theatre was by designed by Michael Novosielski and opened in March 1791. This theatre was again associated with opera, as well as ballet. It was here that some of Mozart's opera were first presented in London. In 1837 the name of the theatre was changed to Her Majesty's Theatre, Italian Opera House when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne. The 'Italian Opera House' part of the name was subsquently dropped in 1847. Then, in December 1867, the theatre was once again destroyed by fire. The theatre was rebuilt in 1869, this time designed by Charles Lee. In 1892 the theatre was demolished, leaving just the Royal Opera Arcade. The current, and 4th theatre on this site was designed by C J Phipps and opened on 28th April 1897. Now mostly plays were presented here, with just the occasional opera. Then in 1916 Chu Chin Chow started a record-breaking run of 2,238 performances. In 1929 Noel Coward's Bitter Sweet was produced here and enjoyed a run of 697 performances. After the Second World War the theatre mostly presented musicals, which included Brigadoon in 1949, Paint Your Wagon in 1953, West Side Story in 1958 and Fiddler On The Roof in 1967 which had a run of 2,030 performances. The current production, Phantom of the Opera, opened here on 9th October 1986. |
