The Shaftesbury Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Shaftesbury Avenue, in the London Borough of Camden. It opened in 1911 as the New Prince's Theatre, with a capacity of 2,500. The current capacity is 1,416. The title "Shaftesbury Theatre" belonged to another theatre lower down the avenue between 1888 and 1941. The Prince's adopted the name in 1963.
The theatre, the last to be built in Shaftesbury Avenue, was originally intended to house popular melodramas, but has presented a wide range of productions, including Shakespeare, farce, opera, ballet and revue. Companies based at the theatre for London seasons have included the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, the Ballets Russes, Sadler's Wells Opera, Sadler's Wells Ballet, the Royal Swedish Ballet and the dance companies of Uday Shankar and Pearl Primus.
Tours are usually held on the first Friday of each month, starting at 3pm.
All tours must be pre-booked and places are subject to availability.
Theatre Tours:
Adults: £9.50
Students, Seniors 60+: £8
(Groups of 5+: £8 per person)
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaftesbury_Theatre
Official website http://www.shaftesburytheatre.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Shaftesbury-Theatre-775751709203416/
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Email info@shaftesburytheatre.com
Phone +44 20 7379 5399
Address 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8DP, UK
Coordinates 51°30'58.059" N -0°7'33.005" E
