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- This article is about the London theatre. For the theatre in Harlem, New York City, see Apollo Theater. For the concert venue in Manchester, see Carling Apollo Manchester. For the theatre in Chicago, Illinois see Apollo Theater Chicago.
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| Address | Shaftesbury Avenue Westminster, London |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nimax Theatres |
| Designation | Grade II |
| Type | West End theatre |
| Capacity | 796, on 4 levels |
| Production | Satisfaction |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 21 February 1901 |
| Architect | Lewin Sharp |
| Website | |
| www.nimaxtheatres.com/apollotheatre.asp | |
The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, designed by architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfield and is located on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. The fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street, it opened on February 21, 1901 with an American musical comedy entitled The Belle of Bohemia.
The first London theatre of the Edwardian period, it was renovated, by Schaufelberg, in 1932 and a private foyer and ante room installed to the Royal Box. The sculpted work on the stone fascia is by T.Simpson, the building is of plain brick to the neighbouring streets. The theatre has a first floor central loggia. Inside there is a three galleried auditorium with elaborate plasterwork.
Productions at the theatre include the first performances of Edward German's Tom Jones in 1907, Whispering Wires in 1927 with Henry Daniell as Barry McGill, R. C. Sherriff's Journey's End (1928, with Laurence Olivier), I'm Not Rappaport (1986), Driving Miss Daisy (1988, with Wendy Hiller), Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (1989, with Peter O'Toole), Terrence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea (1993), Side Man (2000), the female version of The Odd Couple (2001), Arthur Miller's The Price (2003), Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (2006), and Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke (2006, with Rosamund Pike), The Glass Menagerie (2007,with Jessica Lange) and The Last Five Years (2007).
References
- ^ English Heritage listing accessed 28 Apr 2007
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*Who's Who in the Theatre, edited by John Parker, tenth edition, revised, London, 1947, pps: 477-478.
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