Gielgud Theatre [London]
type: Item
label: Gielgud Theatre
label: Teatro Gielgud @es
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
description: theater in City of Westminster, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 2090
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.1331 51.5117)
Wikidata source: Q5559772
opening date: 1906-12-27T00:00:00Z
Address: 39-45 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Westminster, W1D 6AR, England
Web: www.gielgudtheatre.co.uk
architect: W. G. R. Sprague
Theatres Trust Database ID: 680
city section: Westminster
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: GielgudTheatre.htm
Carthalia ID: 5285
theatricalia id: e/gielgud-theatre-london-london
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1906 by W. G. R. Sprague. Opened 27 Dec 1906 as Hicks Theatre. 1909 renamed Globe Theatre. 1994 renamed Gielgud Theatre in honour of the English actor and theatre director, John Gielgud (1904-2000). Operated by Delfont Mackintosh Theatres.