Duke of Yorks [London]
type: Item
label: Duke of Yorks Theatre @nl
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
description: theater in City of Westminster, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
alternative label: Duke of Yorks
EUTA building identifier: 832
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.1275 51.51)
Wikidata source: Q2275938
opening date: 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 640
Web: duke-of-yorks
architect: Walter Emden
Theatres Trust Database ID: 555
city section: Westminster
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: DukeOfYorksTheatre.htm
Carthalia ID: 1095
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1892 as Trafalgar Square Theatre by Walter Emden for Violet Malenotte. Opened 10 Sep 1892 with The Wedding Eve. 1894 renamed Trafalgar Theatre. 1895 renamed Duke of York's Theatre in honour of George, Duke of York (later King George V). 1929 site of the founding of the actors' union, Equity. Damaged by bombs in 1940. Closed 1940-1943. Redecorated in the 1950s by Cecil Beaton. 1979 interior alterations by RHWL (removal of columns in the auditorium). Re-opened 28 Feb 1980 with Andrew Davies's Rose. Operated by the Ambassador Theatre Group. 640 seats.