New London Theatre

Theatre History

The History of The New London Theatre

The New London theatre first opened its doors to the public in 1972 with a concert given by Marlene Dietrich, which was recorded and later televised. The theatre then officially opened in June 1973 with the production The Unknown Soldier and his Wife starring Peter Ustinov.

From 1977 - 1980 the theatre was used as a TV studio, only reopening in 1981 as a theatre when it became the London home for the West End hit musical, Cats. Previously two other theatres have stood on this site, in 1851 a building was constructed for use as a musical hall and was known as the Middlesex Music Hall. In 1911 Frank Matcham rebuilt the hall, opening it as the Winter Garden in 1919. The building was then demolished in 1965 and the New London theatre rebuilt in its place in 1970.

Other London shows once shown at the New London Theatre include, Grease starring Richard Gere as Danny Zuko, Cats which ran for 21 years from 1981, playing to audiences a huge 8,949 times and Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat.

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