Shaftesbury Theatre London

Venue Information

Shaftesbury Theatre
Address: 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8DP
Nearest Tube or Train: Holborn (Central line, Piccadilly line), Tottenham Court Road (Central line, Northern line), Covent Garden (Piccadilly line)
Nearest Buses: 8, 10, 14, 19, 22A, 22B, 24, 25, 29, 38, 40, 55, 73, 134, 176

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Theatre Quick Facts

Date opened: 26 December 1911
Designer: Bertie Crewe
First production: The Three Musketeers
Number of seats: 1305
Theatre owner: DLT Entertainment
Other facts: Opened as the New Princes Theatre; renamed the Princes Theatre in 1914; renamed to the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1963. An earlier theatre called the Shaftesbury Theatre was built further up Shaftesbury Avenue, designed by C. J. Phipps, opened 20 October 1888 and was bombed and destroyed on 17 April 1941.

Theatre Previous Shows

Past shows playing at the Shaftesbury Theatre:

ABBA Mania
Be More Chill
The Illusionists
Motown The Musical
Memphis
The Pajama Game
From Here To Eternity
Rock of Ages
Flashdance