Shaftesbury Theatre [London]
type: Item
label: Shaftesbury Theatre
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
description: theater in Camden @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1032
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.126 51.5161)
Wikidata source: Q7461127
opening date: 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 1400
Address: 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Camden, WC2H 8DP, England
Web: www.shaftesburytheatre.com
architect: Bertie Crewe
Theatres Trust Database ID: 2029
city section: Camden
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: ShaftesburyTheatre.htm
Carthalia ID: 1134
Modern Opera Houses index: Site, III. p. 15 ; Plan 1st tier, III. p. 29 ; III. p. 115; Skeleton plan of auditorium, 111. PL opp. p. 62.
theatricalia id: 6y/shaftesbury-theatre-shaftesbury-avenue-london-1963-present-day-london
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1911 as New Prince's Theatre by Bertie Crewe. Opened 26 Dec 1911 with the play The Three Musketeers. 1914 renamed Princes Theatre. Used for opera seasons by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1921, 1942, 1956, 1958, and 1960. Also used for ballet performances. 1963 renamed Shaftesbury Theatre. 1968-1973 location of almost 2000 performances of the musical, Hair. 1973 in danger of demolition after a ceiling fall. Saved after public support by the Save London's Theatres Campagin and others. 1974 reopened after repair works. 1980, 1988-1993, and 1997 roof alterations and minor interior alterations by Dowton and Hurst. 1404 seats (+ 28 standing). - [Note: The Shaftesbury Theatre operating between 1888 and 1941 is another building that was located at 126 Shaftesbury Avenue.]