Vaudeville Theatre
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This article is about a specific performance space in London. For the theatrical genre, see Vaudeville. For the historical venue in Sydney, Australia, see National Amphitheatre, Sydney.
The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on the Strand in the City of Westminster. Opening in 1870, the theatre staged mostly vaudeville shows and musical revues in its early days. The theatre was rebuilt twice, although each new building retained elements of the previous structure. The current building dates from 1926, and the capacity is now 690 seats. Early stage mechanisms, including rare thunder drums and lightning sheets, survive in the theatre.
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Address | Strand London, WC2 United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 51.510556°N 0.1225°W / 51.510556; -0.1225 |
Public transit | Charing Cross Charing Cross |
Owner | Nimax Theatres |
Designation | Grade II |
Type | West End theatre |
Capacity | 690 on 3 levels |
Production | Six |
Construction | |
Opened | 16 April 1880; 144 years ago (1880-04-16) |
Rebuilt | 1882 (C. J. Phipps) 1926 (Robert Atkinson) |
Architect | C. J. Phipps |
Website | |
www.nimaxtheatres.com/nimax/vaudeville |
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