Sondheim Theatre, London
Running time: 2hr 50min (inc. interval)
Age Restrictions:
Tickets from £30.00
‘This reborn dream of a production looks and sounds fresher than ever’ Dominic Cavendish – The Telegraph, Dec 2018
Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s musical Les Misérables will re-open the Sondheim Theatre on 25th September 2021.
This brilliant new staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed “Les Mis for the 21st Century”. The magnificent score of “LES MISÉRABLES” includes the songs; “I Dreamed a Dream”, “On My Own”, “Bring Him Home”, “One Day More“, “Master Of The House” and many more. Seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 52 countries and in 22 languages, “LES MISÉRABLES” is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.
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Sondheim Theatre
Sondheim Theatre
51 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
W1D 6BA
The Queen's Theatre is a London West End theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, next to the Gielgud Theatre. The theatres were designed as twins by W. G. R. Sprague at the beginning of the 20th century. The theatre opened in 1907 and, as opposed to the Gielgud, whose exterior has little changed, the facade of the Queen's Theatre was hit by a German bomb in September 1940 so that the theatre today has a modern shell and an Edwardian interior. The Queen's Theatre has seen such talents as Edith Evans, George Bernard Shaw, John Gielgud, Noel Coward, Kenneth Branagh, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Hawthorne, Jane Lapotaire, Alec Guinness, Fiona Shaw and Maggie Smith.
The opening of the Queen's Theatre was not successful as had been hoped with Sugar Bowl, a comedy that ran for only 36 performances. This was followed by a succession of equally fleeting comedies and plays. It wasn't until 1914 that the theatre had its first big hit with Potash and Perlmutter by Montague Glass.
In the late 1920's two plays created something of a sensation at The Queen's Theatre. The first was Miles Malleson's staunchly anti-war piece The Fanatics. It caused a stir because it was one of the first to discuss sex and marital problems in such a way as was never before permitted. The second was an American murder trial called The Trial of Mary Dugan.
Since April 2004, the theatre has played host to Cameron Mackintosh's production of Les Miserables which transferred, after 18 years from the Palace Theatre just 100m up the road. The musical celebrated its 20th anniversary at the venue on 8th October 2005 and will overtake Cats as the longest running musical of all time on 8th October 2006 should it continue.
The Queen's Theatre: Recent and Present Productions
The Hobbit (28 November 2001 - 9 February 2002)
Umoja: Spirit of Togetherness (18 June 2002 - 31 August 2002)
The Rocky Horror Show (23 June 2003 - 5 July 2003)
Cyberjam (23 September 2003 - 3 January 2004)
Les Misérables (12 April 2004 - )
Travel by train: Charing Cross. Nearest tube: Piccadilly Circus/Leicester Square
Perfect show, not the best view
Posted by Fredrik Johansson on 13/12/2017
Perfect show, not the best view
Posted by Fredrik Johansson on 13/12/2017
Great show, great seats. We had a fun time seeing this show.
Posted by Nancy Kendall on 12/12/2017
Great show, great seats. We had a fun time seeing this show.
Posted by Nancy Kendall on 12/12/2017
First class service when purchased the tickets. Many times for many years service and hopefully our health continues. We collected the tickets in theatre, only a small Q. We selected different hotel as you get better deals separate.
Posted by Graham on 12/12/2017
First class service when purchased the tickets. Many times for many years service and hopefully our health continues. We collected the tickets in theatre, only a small Q. We selected different hotel as you get better deals separate.
Posted by Graham on 12/12/2017
