Queens Theatre

Theatre History

The History of The Queen's Theatre

The Queen's Theatre opened in 1907. Among the many celebrities who brought fame and glamour to the Queen's in the 20's and 30's were Fred and Adele Astaire, Tallulah Bankheadand Gertrude Lawrence and Douglas Fairbanks Junior.

The Queen's Theatre staged a Gielgud season in 1937-38. Presenting four plays – Richard II, The Merchant of Venice, The School for Scandal and Three Sisters.

In 1940 the theatre was hit by a bomb. A large part of the theatre was destroyed and the Queen's was dark for almost 2 decades, until 1959 when the theatre was rebuilt. In 2004 Les Miserables transferred from The Palace Theatre where it had run for more than 18 years to the Queen's Theatre. “ The costumes were moved from one venue to another by walking them down the road, followed by a television crew. A smaller stage at the Queen's meant changes had to be made to the set. The designer, John Napier designed a large, mirrored flat to fly in upstage, giving the illusion of added depth.

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