68-540: Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre , one of two opened by actor/manager Charles Wyndham (the other is the Criterion Theatre ). Located on Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster , it was designed c. 1898 by W. G. R. Sprague , the architect of six other London theatres between then and 1916. It was designed to seat 759 patrons on three levels; later refurbishment increased this to four seating levels. The theatre
136-408: A children's stage version of The Witches , which ran during March 2005; followed by a controversial limited season of Eve Ensler 's The Vagina Monologues , which ran without the stars – Sharon Osbourne and her daughter Aimee, who dropped out the night before the production opened. In 2005, theatre patrons saw Helen McCrory star alongside Sienna Miller , Reece Shearsmith and Clive Rowe in
204-426: A fifth-grade play. She is unable to hear with her left ear due to a childhood case of the mumps . The condition sometimes leads to complications at work, and some movie scenes have to be altered from the script for her to use her right ear. She is irreligious . She began acting at Rockdale County High School in the early 1970s, performing in local productions of Oklahoma! , Man of La Mancha , and Fiddler on
272-522: A high proportion of straight drama, Shakespeare , other classic plays and premieres of new plays by leading playwrights—for example David Hare 's play Pravda starring Anthony Hopkins which was described by The Telegraph as "one of the biggest hits in the history of the National Theatre." Successful productions from the non-commercial theatres sometimes transfer to one of the commercial West End houses for an extended run. The Royal Opera House
340-893: A mute Scottish woman entangled in an adulterous affair with Harvey Keitel in Jane Campion 's The Piano won her the Best Actress award. Hunter went on to star in the comedy-drama Home for the Holidays and the thriller Copycat , both in 1995. Hunter appeared in David Cronenberg 's Crash and as a sardonic angel in A Life Less Ordinary . The following year, Hunter played a recently divorced New Yorker in Richard LaGravenese 's Living Out Loud ; starring alongside Danny DeVito , Queen Latifah , and Martin Donovan . Hunter rounded out
408-535: A nice conversation. It was just the two of us." Hunter made her film debut in the 1981 slasher movie The Burning . After moving to Los Angeles in 1982, Hunter appeared in TV movies before being cast in a supporting role in 1984's Swing Shift . That year, she had her first collaboration with the writing-directing-producing team of brothers Ethan Coen and Joel Coen , in Blood Simple , making an uncredited appearance as
476-594: A production of Shakespeare's As You Like It . A large-scale replica of the facade of the theatre was constructed at the Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida as part of the park's London-themed area. In May 2005, the theatre was taken over by Cameron Mackintosh 's Delfont-Mackintosh Ltd., which began operations of the venue in September 2005. In October 2005, the theatre presented Tom Stoppard 's Heroes ,
544-621: A record-breaking nine Olivier Awards in 2017. "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 . 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. The term "West End theatre"
612-686: A relationship with British actor Gordon MacDonald since 2001. The couple met in San Jose Repertory Theatre 's production of playwright Marina Carr 's By the Bog of Cats , in which she played a woman abandoned by her lover of 14 years, played by MacDonald. In January 2006, Hunter gave birth to the couple's twin sons Claude and Press . In 1999, Hunter received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement . In 2016, Hunter
680-569: A rival media conglomerate. Hunter subsequently starred opposite Ted Danson in the 2021 NBC comedy Mr. Mayor . In 2023, Hunter was cast in Hurricanna alongside Sylvia Hoeks . It is a dramatization of the final days of Playboy model and reality TV actress Anna Nicole Smith . Hunter portrays Smith's therapist. Production took place in late 2023. Hunter was married to Janusz Kamiński , cinematographer of Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan from 1995 until 2001. She has been in
748-492: A role in When Billie Beat Bobby , playing tennis pro Billie Jean King in the fact-based story of King's exhibition match with Bobby Riggs ; and as narrator of Eco Challenge New Zealand before returning to film work with a minor role in the 2002 drama Moonlight Mile . The following year found Hunter in the redemption drama Levity . In 2003, Hunter had the role of a mother named Melanie Freeland, whose daughter
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#1732854951472816-618: A romantic drama with Richard Dreyfuss ; and the made-for-TV 1989 docudrama Roe vs. Wade about the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade . Following her second collaboration with Dreyfuss, in Once Around , Hunter garnered critical attention for her work in two 1993 films, resulting in her being nominated for two Academy Awards the same year : Hunter's performance in The Firm won her a nomination as Best Supporting Actress, while her portrayal of
884-686: A translation of the French play Le vent des peupliers by Gérald Sibleyras , which starred Richard Griffiths and John Hurt . The following year the theatre hosted a new production of Joanna Murray-Smith 's play Honour starring Diana Rigg, Martin Jarvis and Natascha McElhone , which ran between 7 February and 6 May 2006. It later hosted the West End transfer of the Menier Chocolate Factory 's hit production of Stephen Sondheim 's musical Sunday in
952-506: A voice on an answering-machine recording. More film and television work followed until 1987, when she earned a starring role in the Coens' Raising Arizona and was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Broadcast News , after which Hunter became a critically acclaimed star. Hunter went on to the screen adaptation of Henley's Miss Firecracker ; Steven Spielberg's Always ,
1020-605: 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,
1088-523: Is an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as mute Scottish woman in the 1993 drama film The Piano . She earned three additional Academy Award nominations for Broadcast News (1987), The Firm (1993), and Thirteen (2003). She also won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for the television films Roe vs. Wade (1989) and The Positively True Adventures of
1156-754: Is generally used to refer specifically to commercial productions in Theatreland. However, the leading non-commercial theatres in London enjoy great artistic prestige. These include the National Theatre , the Barbican Centre , Shakespeare's Globe (including the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse ), the Old Vic , Royal Court Theatre , Sadler's Wells Theatre , and the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre . These theatres stage
1224-430: Is troubled and going through the perils of being a teenager in the film Thirteen . The film was critically acclaimed along with Hunter and her co-stars and earned her nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2004, Hunter starred alongside Brittany Murphy in the romantic satire Little Black Book , and provided the voice for Helen Parr (also known as Elastigirl ) in
1292-680: Is widely regarded as one of the greatest opera houses in the world, comparable with the Palais Garnier and La Scala . Commonly known simply as Covent Garden due to its location, it is home to the Royal Opera , Royal Ballet and a resident symphony orchestra, and hosts guest performances from other leading opera, ballet and performance companies from around the world. In 1735 its first season of operas, by George Frideric Handel , began and many of his English oratorios were specifically written for Covent Garden and had their premieres here. Likewise,
1360-506: The COVID-19 pandemic , all theatres in the West End were closed until further notice. Theatres in London were allowed to re-open (with social distancing) on 17 May 2021, with full capacity permitted from 19 July. Opening in October 2022, @sohoplace is the first new West End theatre in 50 years. The length of West End shows depends on ticket sales. The longest-running musical in West End history
1428-771: The Comedy Theatre opened as the Royal Comedy Theatre on Panton Street in Leicester Square . It abbreviated its name three years later. On 23 December 1886, Alice in Wonderland (the first major production of the Alice books ) debuted at the Prince of Wales Theatre . Its author Lewis Carroll was involved in the stage adaptation, and he attended a performance seven days later. The Palace Theatre opened in 1891. Opened in 1892,
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#17328549514721496-462: The Duke of York's Theatre debuted J. M. Barrie 's play, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up , on 27 December 1904. One of the most popular playwrights in London in the 1890s, Oscar Wilde , premiered his second comedy, A Woman of No Importance , at Haymarket Theatre in 1893. The subject of widespread public and media interest, Lillie Langtry (an associate of Wilde) made her West End debut in
1564-575: The English Reformation . The first permanent public playhouse, known as The Theatre , was constructed in 1576 in Shoreditch by James Burbage . It was soon joined by The Curtain . Both are known to have been used by William Shakespeare 's company. In 1599, the timber from The Theatre was moved to Southwark , where it was used in building the Globe Theatre in a new theatre district formed beyond
1632-699: The Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2009, she was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award . In 2016, Hunter played Senator Finch in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . Hunter's likeness was used to portray Senator Finch in the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tie-in prequel comics released by Dr. Pepper on February 3, 2016. In 2019, she took on a recurring role in the HBO series Succession as CEO Rhea Jarrell, leader of
1700-690: 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 Peacock Theatre is located on the edge of the Theatreland area. Now owned by the London School of Economics and Political Science , it is used in the evenings for dance performances by Sadler's Wells , who manage
1768-1002: The Lyric Hammersmith , Theatre Royal Stratford East , Rose Theatre, Kingston , New Wimbledon Theatre , the Rudolph Steiner Theatre in Westminster , the Ashcroft Theatre in Croydon , Secombe Theatre in Sutton , the Churchill Theatre in Bromley and the Hackney Empire in Hackney . 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
1836-669: The Royal Strand Theatre in Westminster where she funded and operated a dramatic school, the earliest record of a drama school in England. In 1840 she financed the Royalty Theatre in Soho which opened as Miss Kelly's Theatre and Dramatic School. There are a number of annual awards for outstanding achievements in London theatre: Holly Hunter Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958)
1904-521: The Savoy Theatre in The Strand, built by Richard D'Oyly Carte specifically to showcase the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan , opened in October (the first theatre and public building to be lit by electric lights, with The Times recording, "the success of the new mode of illumination was complete, and its importance for the development of scenic art can scarcely be overrated"), and five days later
1972-551: The TNT drama series Saving Grace (2007–2010). Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia , the daughter of Marguerite "Dee Dee" ( née Catledge), a homemaker, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a part-time sporting goods company representative and farmer with a 250-acre farm. She is the youngest of six children. Her parents encouraged her talent at an early age, and her first acting part was as Helen Keller in
2040-446: The black comedy -drama The Big White . Hunter became an executive producer, and helped develop a starring vehicle for herself with the TNT cable-network drama Saving Grace , which premiered in July 2007. For her acting, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination, two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and an Emmy Award nomination. On May 30, 2008, Hunter received a star on
2108-518: The 1990s with a minor role in the independent drama Jesus' Son and as a housekeeper torn between a grieving widower and his son in Kiefer Sutherland 's drama Woman Wanted . Following a supporting role in the Coens' O Brother, Where Art Thou? , Hunter took top billing in the same year's television movie Harlan County War , an account of labor struggles among Kentucky coal-mine workers . Hunter would continue her small screen streak with
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2176-493: The Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993). Hunter's other film roles include Raising Arizona (1987), Always (1989), Home for the Holidays (1995), Copycat (1995), Crash (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Incredibles (2004) and its sequel Incredibles 2 (2018), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and The Big Sick (2017). She also starred in
2244-466: The Park with George , which starred Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell and ran till September. Between December 2006 and April 2007, the theatre presented the West End commercial transfer of Alan Bennett 's National Theatre hit The History Boys which played to sell-out houses during its run until April 2007. Bill Kenwright 's production of Somerset Maugham 's The Letter played through summer 2007. There
2312-626: The Patent Acts, as it was accompanied by music. Initially, these entertainments were presented in large halls, attached to public houses , but purpose-built theatres began to appear in the East End , such as the Pavilion Theatre in Whitechapel . The comic theatrical genre the harlequinade was also popular among London audiences. Its most famous performer, Joseph Grimaldi , best known for developing
2380-556: The Restoration (1660), Puritan legislation was declared null and void, and theatre (among other arts) exploded. Two companies were licensed to perform, the Duke's Company and the King's Company . Performances were held in converted buildings, such as Lisle's Tennis Court . The first West End theatre, known as Theatre Royal in Bridges Street, was designed by Thomas Killigrew and built on
2448-676: The Roof . Hunter earned a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and for a while performed in local theater , playing ingenue roles at City Theater , then named the City Players. Hunter moved to New York City and roomed with fellow actress Frances McDormand , living in the Bronx "at the end of the D (subway) train, just off 205th Street, on Bainbridge Avenue and Hull Avenue". A chance encounter with playwright Beth Henley , when
2516-690: 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. 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
2584-407: The West End, with the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane , opened in May 1663, the oldest theatre in London. 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. 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
2652-410: The animated superhero film , The Incredibles . She reprised the role in the Disney Infinity video game series , and in the film's long-awaited sequel Incredibles 2 in 2018. She also voiced Chicken Little during the early production of the 2005 film Chicken Little until the character's gender was changed and was replaced by Zach Braff . In 2005, Hunter starred alongside Robin Williams in
2720-424: The area proper; an example is The Apollo Victoria Theatre , in Westminster . Prominent theatre streets include Drury Lane , Shaftesbury Avenue and the Strand. The works staged are predominantly musicals, classic and modern straight plays , and comedy performances. Many theatres in the West End are of late Victorian or Edwardian construction and are privately owned. Many are architecturally impressive, and
2788-403: The cast. It opened in October 1996, and transferred to the Whitehall Theatre in October 2001. Madonna made her West End debut there in 2002, performing in a sell-out production of Up For Grabs . This was followed by many other dramatic productions, including Dinner and the National Theatre 's Democracy during 2004, Holly Hunter in By The Bog Of Cats , American TV star Ruby Wax in
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2856-415: The comedy She Stoops to Conquer in 1881. In 1878, Ellen Terry joined Henry Irving 's company as his leading lady, and for more than the next two decades she was considered the leading Shakespearean and comic actress in Britain. Opened in 1903, the New Theatre debuted The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1905, a play that introduced a heroic figure with an alter ego into the public consciousness. The theatre
2924-599: The conditions for the performance of plays, and The Strand gained another venue when the Vaudeville opened on 16 April 1870. The next few decades saw the opening of many new theatres in the West End. The Adelphi hosted A Christmas Carol; or, Past, Present, and Future in 1844, a play adapted from the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens —who came to several stage rehearsals during which he made suggestions—with his book published weeks earlier in December 1843. The Criterion Theatre opened on Piccadilly Circus on 21 March 1874, and in 1881, two more houses appeared:
2992-401: The controls of the City corporation. Regarding theatre as sinful, these theatres were closed in 1642 due to the Puritans who would later influence the interregnum of 1649. On 24 January 1643, the actors protested against the ban by writing a pamphlet titled The Actors remonstrance or complaint for the silencing of their profession, and banishment from their severall play-houses . After
3060-454: The first time since the organisation began collecting audience data in 1986. Box office revenues exceeded £765 million. While attendance in 2019 was down 1.4% compared to the previous year, box office revenues reached a record £799 million. The majority of West End theatres are owned by the ATG Entertainment , Delfont Mackintosh Theatres , Nimax Theatres , LW Theatres , and the Nederlander Organization . Theatre in London flourished after
3128-415: The large theatres in and near the West End of London . Along with New York City 's Broadway theatre , West End theatre represents the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world . Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London . Famous screen actors, British and international alike, frequently appear on the London stage. There are approximately 40 theatres in
3196-489: 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
3264-407: The lead role in Mrs Dane's Defence in 1900, upon which Wyndham said that “ the applause when the curtain fell was the most tremendous he had ever known ”. In 1910, Gerald du Maurier began an association with the theatre which lasted 15 years and to include the stage debut of the screen actress Tallulah Bankhead . Du Maurier's small daughter, Daphne , often watched her father's performance from
3332-529: 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, and stated that 60% of theatres had seats from which the stage was not fully visible. The theatre owners unsuccessfully requested tax concessions to help them meet the costs. Starting in 2004, there were several incidents of falling plasterwork, or performances being cancelled because of urgent building repairs being required. These events culminated in
3400-429: The modern day white-face clown , made his stage debut at Drury Lane in 1780. The West End theatre district became established with the opening of many small theatres and halls, including the Adelphi in The Strand on 17 November 1806. South of the River Thames , the Old Vic , Waterloo Road , opened on 11 May 1818. The expansion of the West End theatre district gained pace with the Theatres Act 1843 , which relaxed
3468-551: The much smaller Players' Theatre , was moved to the Wyndham stage. It ran for 2,078 performances, before eventually transferring to Broadway . During the 60s and early 70s, the theatre continued to provide a setting for stars such as Alec Guinness ( Wise Child ), Vanessa Redgrave and Diana Rigg . The blockbuster of the 1970s decade – Godspell – opened at Wyndham's in January 1972 and ran to October 1974. The original cast included David Essex , Marti Webb and Jeremy Irons . Among more recent distinguished productions were
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#17328549514723536-448: The non-musical Agatha Christie play The Mousetrap is the longest-running production in the world, and has been performed continuously since 1952. Running since 2011, Matilda the Musical , an adaptation of Roald Dahl 's Matilda , won a then-record seven Olivier Awards in 2012. 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
3604-402: The partial collapse of the ceiling of the Apollo Theatre in December 2013. Of these earlier incidents, only one led to people being hurt, but at the Apollo 76 people needed medical treatment for their injuries. A number of West End theatres have undergone refurbishments, including the Victoria Palace Theatre following the run of Billy Elliot in 2016. The Dominion Theatre refurbishment
3672-418: The performances range from classic plays, to cabaret, to plays in the languages of London's ethnic minorities . The performers range from emerging young professionals to amateurs. Productions at the Donmar included the 1980 play Educating Rita which starred Julie Walters in the title role before she reprised the role in the 1983 film . There are many theatres located throughout Greater London , such as
3740-400: The property, it operated as a "Musick House", with performances of opera; as it was not licensed for plays. In the West End, the Theatre Royal Haymarket opened on 29 December 1720 on a site slightly north of its current location, and the Royal Opera House opened in Covent Garden on 7 December 1732. John Gay 's ballad opera The Beggar's Opera ran for 62 performances in 1728, and held
3808-433: The record for London's longest run for nearly a century. It has been called "the most popular play of the eighteenth century." Another musical show, Tom and Jerry, or Life in London (1821), was the first London production to reach 100 consecutive performances . Tom and Jerry' s combination of a tour of London interspersed with song and dance, gave rise to numerous similar, loosely constructed entertainments, and "planted
3876-414: The seeds for later musical comedy and revue". The Patent theatre companies retained their duopoly on drama well into the 19th century, and all other theatres could perform only musical entertainments. By the early 19th century, however, music hall entertainments became popular, and presenters found a loophole in the restrictions on non-patent theatres in the genre of melodrama . Melodrama did not break
3944-503: The site of the present Theatre Royal, Drury Lane . It opened on 7 May 1663 and was destroyed by a fire nine years later. It was replaced by a new structure designed by Christopher Wren and renamed the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. One of the first actresses on the stage, Nell Gwyn became a star of restoration comedy. Outside the West End, Sadler's Wells Theatre opened in Islington on 3 June 1683. Taking its name from founder Richard Sadler and monastic springs that were discovered on
4012-416: The stage in the United Kingdom. "Theatreland", London's main theatre district, contains approximately 40 venues and is located in and near the heart of the West End of London . It is traditionally defined by the Strand to the south, Oxford Street to the north, Regent Street to the west, and Kingsway to the east. However, a few other nearby theatres are also considered "West End" despite being outside
4080-451: The theatre on behalf of the school. There is a great number of stage productions in London outside the West End. Much of this is known as fringe theatre (referred to as Off West End ) which is the equivalent of off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway theatre in New York City. Among these are the Menier Chocolate Factory , Bush Theatre and the Donmar Warehouse . Fringe venues range from well-equipped small theatres to rooms above pubs, and
4148-434: The two were trapped alone in an elevator, led to Hunter's being cast in Henley's plays Crimes of the Heart (succeeding Mary Beth Hurt on Broadway ), and Off-Broadway 's The Miss Firecracker Contest . "It was like the beginning of 1982. It was on 49th Street between Broadway and Eighth [Avenue] ... on the south side of the street," Hunter recalled in an interview. "[We were trapped] 10 minutes; not long. We actually had
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#17328549514724216-487: The wings. Thirty years later she presented her own play, The Years Between , on the same stage. In 1917, J. M. Barrie 's Dear Brutus ran for more than 360 performances at Wyndham's. The same play was revived in 1922 for another lengthy run. In April 1953, the theatre premiered Graham Greene 's first play, The Living Room , with a cast including Dorothy Tutin . In January 1954, a small-scale musical pastiche, Sandy Wilson 's The Boy Friend , which had premiered at
4284-467: The world premiere of The Ride Down Mt. Morgan by American playwright Arthur Miller and the British premiere of Edward Albee's Three Tall Women , starring Maggie Smith . Twenty-five years after making her debut there, Diana Rigg returned to play a hugely successful season as Medea . The critically acclaimed comedy, 'Art' , by Yasmina Reza , began its record-breaking run at Wyndham's in 1996 with Albert Finney , Tom Courtenay and Ken Stott in
4352-480: Was Grade II* listed by English Heritage in September 1960. Wyndham had always dreamed of building a theatre of his own, and through the admiration of a patron and the financial confidence of friends, he was able to realise his dream. Wyndham's Theatre opened on 16 November 1899, in the presence of the Prince of Wales . The first play performed there was a revival of T. W. Robertson 's David Garrick . A number of successes followed, including Lena Ashwell playing
4420-516: Was a short hiatus after Chita Rivera was forced to postpone a scheduled London return. Shadowlands , based on the life story of C. S. Lewis opened in October 2007, starring Charles Dance and Janie Dee , before another return of Alan Bennett 's The History Boys from December 2007. The theatre closed temporarily for refurbishment works, before reopening in September 2008 with Kenneth Branagh starring in Michael Grandage 's production of Chekhov 's Ivanov . This new version by Tom Stoppard
4488-507: 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. 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. In 2013, sales again rose this time by 11% to £585,506,455, with attendances rising to 14,587,276. This was despite slightly fewer performances occurring in 2013. On 16 March 2020, following government advice due to
4556-453: Was renamed the Noël Coward Theatre in 2006 after the playwright Noël Coward . Constructed in 1897, Her Majesty's Theatre hosted a number of premieres, including George Bernard Shaw 's Pygmalion in 1914. The theatre building boom continued until about the First World War . 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
4624-410: Was the opening play in the Donmar West End twelve-month season at Wyndham's, with tickets at Donmar Warehouse prices. The Donmar West End season also included Derek Jacobi starring in Twelfth Night , Judi Dench in Yukio Mishima 's Madame de Sade , and Jude Law in Hamlet , all staged by Grandage. West End theatre West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in
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