5 June: On this day in 1913… The Ambassadors Theatre opened

On this day in… 1913

The Ambassadors  Theatre opened in London

QUICK FACTS

• Theatre opened: 5 June 1913
• Designed by: W. G. R. Sprague
• First production: Panthea by Monckton Hoffe
• Current show: STOMP
• Number of seats: 425
• Other info: Formerly called the New Ambassadors Theatre
• Future: Cameron Mackintosh’s Delfont Mackintosh Theatres plan to take over the theatre in 2015 and redevelop it into a non-Proscenium space to receive off-West End and out-of-London productions. They plan to rename the theatre the Sondheim Theatre (more on this)