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The Sondheim Theatre (formerly the Queen's Theatre) is a West End theatre located in Shaftesbury Avenue on the corner of Wardour Street in the City of Westminster, London. It opened as the Queen's Theatre on 8 October 1907, as a twin to the neighbouring Hicks Theatre (now the Gielgud Theatre ) which had opened ten months earlier.
Sondheim Theatre, formerly the Queen's Theatre prior to 2020, a West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, London; Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, London; Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple, Devon; His Majesty's Theatre, London, founded as the Queen's Theatre in 1705, also known as Queen's Theatre at the Haymarket
The theatre received increased London Arts funding to £165,000 over three years from 2001 and was visited by the Culture Secretary, Chris Smith, who promised to work to increase funding. [33] Queen Elizabeth II visited the theatre in 2003 as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations and marking the 50th year of the theatre. [34]
The name Queen's Theatre has been used for other theatres in central London, including the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden (from 1685 to 1705), His Majesty's Theatre (from 1705 to 1714), Scala Theatre (during the period 1831–1865) and the modern Queen's Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue (since 1907).
The first theatre on the site was established in 1705 by the architect and playwright John Vanbrugh as the Queen's Theatre. Legitimate drama unaccompanied by music was prohibited by law in all but the two London patent theatres, and the theatre quickly became an opera house.
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A West End production opened at the Queen's Theatre in October 2002, and closed on May 10, 2003. [5] The musical toured from May 2001 to June 2002, and started again in November 2002 in Toronto. [6] The original cast album was released on March 6, 2001.