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Prince Edward Theatre

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West End Open 1930–2026 on this page15 productions

The Prince Edward Theatre is a West End theatre situated on Old Compton Street, just north of Leicester Square, in the City of Westminster, London. == History == The theatre was designed in 1930 by Edward A. Stone, with an interior designed by Marc-Henri Levy and Gaston Laverdet. It cost over £400,000 to be built. Named after Prince Edward (at the time Prince of Wales, briefly Edward VIII and later Duke of Windsor), it opened on 3 April 1930 with a performance of the musical Rio Rita. Other notable events in its opening years included the London debut of famed cabaret artiste Josephine Baker, who performed her famous 'Bananas Dance'. The theatre was a failure and in 1935, Stone converted the…

By decade15 productions across 6 decades

  1. 1930s 1
  2. 1950s 1
  3. 1960s 8
  4. 1970s 2
  5. 2000s 2
  6. 2020s 1

Counted from the productions we hold, which are Broadway and a partial West End. A quiet decade here can mean a dark theatre and can mean a gap in the record.

Everything that played here15 productions

1930 df=yes}} Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1950 Guide to British Theatres 1750 John Earl and Michael Sell pp  132 Theatres Trust 2000 Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1965 Battle of the Bulge 17 December 8 June 1966 Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1965 The Hallelujah Trail 29 July 15 December Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1966 Khartoum 9 June 8 March 1967 a Royal World Premiere in the presence of HRH Princess Margaret Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1967 Custer of the West 9 November 30 April 1968 Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1967 Grand Prix 9 March 8 November 1967 Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1969 Ben Hur 26 December 6 May 1970 Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1969 Ice Station Zebra 27 March 8 October Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1969 Winning 9 October 1 December a 35mm blow up Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1970 Patton 7 May 14 October Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara 15 October 9 December a 35mm blow up Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
2001 A Space Odyssey 1 May 1968 25 March 1969 Opening date not recorded · Original · no show page
2004 Mary Poppins September 15, 2004 · Transfer
2026 Beetlejuice Opening date not recorded · Transfer

In the literature8 passages

  • O n the afternoon of my first rehearsal for Anything Goes in 1989, as I walked down Wardour Street in London towards the Prince Edward Theatre, I was shitting myself. I knew the cast had already settled into their rhythms and not only was I arriving as the new American kid, but I was also the somewhat inexperienced American kid. I was rea…ebooks/Barrowman, John & Barrowman, Carole E_/Anything Goes - John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman.txt
  • When I stopped outside the stage door of the Prince Edward Theatre, that plot was still to unfold. The notice above the door read, ‘The World’s Greatest Artistes Have Passed and Will Pass Through These Doors.’ My throat went dry and I had to take a deep breath to stop myself shaking visibly. The sign’s implications were slightly overwhelm…ebooks/Barrowman, John & Barrowman, Carole E_/Anything Goes - John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman.txt
  • It’s easy now to look back on those few awe-inspiring minutes outside the Prince Edward Theatre and interpret those historic signs as being prophetic in some way. It gets even weirder. As I turned back to the theatre, a black cat crossed my path, which in my family is a sign of good luck.ebooks/Barrowman, John & Barrowman, Carole E_/Anything Goes - John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman.txt
  • 2007 Concert (host and performer) – A Jerry Herman Tribute, Prince Edward Theatre, London (BBC Radio 2)ebooks/Barrowman, John & Barrowman, Carole E_/Anything Goes - John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman.txt
  • Evita opened officially in London on 21 June 1978 at the Prince Edward Theatre. The critics almost ran out of superlatives. Elaine Paige starring as Eva Peron scored a great personal triumph. The reviewers felt she sang with power and feeling, dancing well and acting superbly. David Essex also received excellent notices. The score was wel…ebooks/Ilson, Carol/Harold Prince_ A Director's Journey - Carol Ilson.txt

What this page does not know

  • What played here before Broadway record-keeping starts, and what played here outside it — concerts, benefits, film runs, anything that was not a listed production.
  • How long 15 of these runs lasted. No performance count on the record.
  • When 15 of these runs ended. They carry an opening date and no closing date, and they are old enough that they certainly closed — nobody wrote down the date.
  • Who built it.

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