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Queen’s Theatre

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The Queen’s Theatre is located in Shaftesbury Avenue on the corner of Wardour Street.

The Queen’s Theatre in the West End (2011), then showing the musical "Les Misérables"
Credit: Andreas Praefcke
The original plan was to name this venue ’The Central Theatre’. After a lengthy debate involving the owners, it was named The Queen’s Theatre and a portrait of Queen Alexandra was hung in the foyer.

It opened on 8 October 1907 on the corner of Shafter\sbury Avenue as a twin to the neighbouring Hicks Theatre (now the Gielgud Theatre) which had opened ten months earlier. Both theatres were designed by WGR Sprague.

In September 1940, a German bomb landed directly on the Queen’s Theatre, destroying the façade and lobby. The production at the time was Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca starring Celia Johnson, Owen Nares and Margaret Rutherford. The theatre remained closed until a ₤250,000 restoration was completed by Westwood Sons & Partners almost 20 years later. The auditorium retained its Edwardian décor while the lobbies and exterior were rebuilt in a modern style. The reconstructed theatre opened on 8 July 1959 with John Gielgud’s solo performance in Shakespeare speeches and sonnets, Ages of Man.

After 2004, the theatre played host to Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Misérables which transferred after 18 years at the nearby Palace Theatre. The musical overtook Cats as the longest running musical of all time on 8 October 2006.

An extensive refurbishment was undertaken in the latter half of 2009 which improved public areas and increased capacity with new seating and boxes reinstated at dress circle level.

The theatre was Grade II listed by English Heritage in June 1972.



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The Queen’s Theatre in the West End (2011), then showing the musical "Les Misérables"
Andreas Praefcke

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Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in the West End of London, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D
Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H Shaftesbury Avenue was named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Victorian politician and philanthropist.
Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H
Shelton Street, WC2H Shelton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Shelton Street, WC2H
Sheraton Street, W1D Sheraton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.
Sheraton Street, W1D
Sherwood Street, W1F Sherwood Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.
Sherwood Street, W1F
Shorts Gardens, WC2H Shorts Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Shorts Gardens, WC2H
Silver Place, W1F Silver Place is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.
Silver Place, W1F
Slingsby Place, WC2E Slingsby Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Slingsby Place, WC2E
Smiths Court, W1D Smiths Court is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.
Smiths Court, W1D
Soho Square, W1D In its early years, Soho Square was one of the most fashionable places to live in London.
Soho Square, W1D
Sounding Alley, WC2H Sounding Alley is a road in the E3 postcode area
Sounding Alley, WC2H
St Albans Street, SW1Y St Albans Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
St Albans Street, SW1Y
St Anne’s Court, W1F St Anne’s Court is an alleyway that connects Dean Street and Wardour Street.
St Anne’s Court, W1F
St Giles High Street, WC2H St Giles High Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
St Giles High Street, WC2H
St Giles High Street, WC2H St Giles High Street is the former high street of St Giles.
St Giles High Street, WC2H
St Jamess Market, SW1Y St Jamess Market is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
St Jamess Market, SW1Y
St Martins Court, WC2H St Martins Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
St Martins Court, WC2H
St Martins Lane, WC2N St Martins Lane is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
St Martins Lane, WC2N
St Martins Lane, WC2N St Martins Lane is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
St Martins Lane, WC2N
St Martins Place, WC2N St Martins Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
St Martins Place, WC2N
St Martins Place, WC2N St Martins Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
St Martins Place, WC2N
St Martins Street, WC2H St Martins Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
St Martins Street, WC2H
Stacey Street, WC2H Stacey Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Stacey Street, WC2H
Suffolk Place, SW1Y The Earl of Suffolk (Thomas Howard) was the reason for the naming of Suffolk Place.
Suffolk Place, SW1Y
Suffolk Place, SW1Y Suffolk Place is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Suffolk Place, SW1Y
Suffolk Street, SW1Y Suffolk Street was named after Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, who owned a stable yard attached to Northumberland House which lay on this site.
Suffolk Street, SW1Y
Sutton Row, W1D Sutton Row has existed since 1681.
Sutton Row, W1D
Swallow Street, W1B Swallow Street honours Thomas Swallow, lessee in 1540 of the pastures on which the road was built.
Swallow Street, W1B
The Gallery, SW1Y The Gallery is a road in the E20 postcode area
The Gallery, SW1Y
The London Pavillion, SW1Y The London Pavilion is a building on Piccadilly Circus.
The London Pavillion, SW1Y
The National Gallery, SW1Y The National Gallery is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
The National Gallery, SW1Y
Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H Thomas Neal Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H
Thomas Neal’s shopping centre, WC2H Thomas Neal’s shopping centre is a road in the WC2H postcode area
Thomas Neal’s shopping centre, WC2H
Tisbury Court, W1D Tisbury Court is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.
Tisbury Court, W1D
Tower Court, WC2H Tower Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Tower Court, WC2H
Tower Street, WC2H Tower Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Tower Street, WC2H
Townsend House, W1D Residential block
Townsend House, W1D
Upper James Street, W1F Upper James Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.
Upper James Street, W1F
Upper John Street, W1F Upper John Street is a road in the W1F postcode area
Upper John Street, W1F
Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H This is a street in the WC2H postcode area
Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H
Vigo Street, W1S Vigo Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Vigo Street, W1S
Walker’s Court, W1D Walker’s Court is one of the many passageways which in past years was known as ’Paved Alley’.
Walker’s Court, W1D
Wardour Mews, W1F Wardour Mews is a cul-de-sac off of Portland Street.
Wardour Mews, W1F
Wardour Street, W1D The part of Wardour Street south of Shaftesbury Avenue runs through London’s Chinatown.
Wardour Street, W1D
Wardour Street, W1F Wardour Street is a street that runs north from Leicester Square, through Chinatown, across Shaftesbury Avenue to Oxford Street.
Wardour Street, W1F
Warwick Street, W1B Warwick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.
Warwick Street, W1B
Wedgewood Mews, W1D Wedgewood Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.
Wedgewood Mews, W1D
Wedgwood Mews, W1D Wedgwood Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.
Wedgwood Mews, W1D
Wells Street, W1D Wells Street - ’Welses Lane’ - is first recorded in 1692.
Wells Street, W1D
West Street, WC2H West Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
West Street, WC2H
Whitcomb Street, WC2H Whitcomb Street - named after William Whitcomb, 17th century brewer and property developer.
Whitcomb Street, WC2H
Wilder Walk, W1F This is a street in the W1B postcode area
Wilder Walk, W1F
William IV Street, WC2R William IV Street runs from Charing Cross Road to the Strand.
William IV Street, WC2R
Winnett Street, W1D Winnett Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.
Winnett Street, W1D
Winsley Street, W1D Winsley Street is a road in the W1D postcode area
Winsley Street, W1D

Soho

Soho is a world-famous area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London.

The name "Soho" first appears in the 17th century. Most authorities believe that the name derives from a former hunting cry. James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, used "soho" as a rallying call for his men at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685, half a century after the name was first used for this area of London. The Soho name has been imitated by other entertainment and restaurant districts such as Soho, Hong Kong; Soho, Málaga; SOHO, Beijing; SoHo (South of Horton), London, Ontario, Canada; and Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires. SoHo, Manhattan, gets its name from its location SOuth of HOuston Street, but is also a reference to London’s Soho.

Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation as a base for the sex industry in addition to its night life and its location for the headquarters of leading film companies. Since the 1980s, the area has undergone considerable gentrification. It is now predominantly a fashionable district of upmarket restaurants and media offices, with only a small remnant of sex industry venues.

Soho is a small, multicultural area of central London; a home to industry, commerce, culture and entertainment, as well as a residential area for both rich and poor. It has clubs, including the former Chinawhite nightclub; public houses; bars; restaurants; a few sex shops scattered amongst them; and late-night coffee shops that give the streets an "open-all-night" feel at the weekends. Record shops cluster in the area around Berwick Street, with shops such as Phonica, Sister Ray and Reckless Records.


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BT Tower
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William Shakespeare
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Hungerford Stairs circa 1828
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Tottenham Court Road (1927)
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In the neighbourhood...

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Transmission
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Piccadilly Theatre (2007)
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Buses outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.
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Tottenham Court Road (1927)
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London Hippodrome in 2017
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Sectional view of Wyld's Great Globe, which stood in Leicester Square, London 1851–62
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De Hems, 11 Macclesfield Street and the entrance to Horse & Dolphin Yard.
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The Strand front of Northumberland House (1752) The Percy Lion is atop the central façade and the statue of Charles I at right survives to this day.
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The Queen’s Theatre in the West End (2011), then showing the musical "Les Misérables"
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Musicians waiting for work on Archer Street.
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