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From the outside, the Gielgud Theatre is an impressive sight, towering four storeys over Shaftesbury Avenue, its height further emphasized by the turret on top. The interior is also magnificent, with richly-decorated pillars supporting the boxes and lavish Baroque ornamentation. Built in 1906 and known as the Globe Theatre for most of the 20th century, it was renamed after the great actor Sir John Gielgud in 1994. For such an impressive theatre, it has had a surprisingly chequered production history, with few long-running shows and some notable flops, such as the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tell Me on a Sunday. Still, there have been some high points in its history: many of Alan Ayckbourn's plays debuted at the Gielgud and the 1943 production of The Importance of Being Earnest is widely regarded as being the definitive version of one of the great British comedies.
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The FerrymanThe FerrymanFollowing a sold out run at the Royal Court, Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman comes to the West End from June 2017. The Olivier Award-winning playwright, who will forever be remembered for Jerusalem, returns with an emotionally wrought family drama set in 1981 rural Derry. American Beauty's Sam Mendes directs the play, which beings as the Carney farm2017-06-26T00:00:00+01002017-10-07T00:00:00+0100
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PRICING £19.50, £29.50, £49.50, £79.50
DATES 20th June to 7th October 2017
Following a sold out run at the Royal Court, Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman comes to the West End from June 2017. The Olivier Award-winning playwright, who will forever be remembered for Jerusalem, returns with an emotionally wrought family drama set in 1981 rural Derry. American Beauty's Sam Mendes directs the play, which beings as the Carney farm... More about this event
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7-14 Coventry Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Gielgud Theatre
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93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D | 3 minutes from Gielgud Theatre
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Rupert Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Gielgud Theatre
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61 Rupert Street, Soho, London W1D7PJ | 1 minute from Gielgud Theatre
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24 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H | 7 minutes from Gielgud Theatre
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London > Education > English Language Courses
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15B Little Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 10 minutes from Gielgud Theatre
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London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
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68 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D | 2 minutes from Gielgud Theatre
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