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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.
According to the history of the Shaftesbury Theatre, "The most successful production during this time was the musical They're Playing Our Song (1980), starring Tom Conti and Gemma Craven, which ran for nearly two years." [7] Notable replacements during its original London run included Martin Shaw and Diana Terry. It closed on May 8, 1982. [8]
After cuts and revisions, the show transferred to London's West End and opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 2 October 1975. On the opening night there was a surprise appearance by Chesney Allen , singing the old Flanagan and Allen song Hometown with Arthur Lowe.
Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury Theatre, January 2012. The show transferred to the Garrick Theatre in January 2013, where it closed on November 2, 2013 concluding a two-year West End run. [10] First National UK Tour (2014) Following its West End closure, the musical began a national tour of the U.K. and Ireland.
At the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road there is also the large Palace Theatre. Finally, the north-eastern end of the road has another large theatre, the Shaftesbury Theatre. Also on Shaftesbury Avenue is the former Saville Theatre, which became a cinema in 1970. It was first known as ABC1 and ABC2 but, since 2001, it ...
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