A simple exterior conceals this grandiose Art Deco theatre, whose huge auditorium is decorated in shocking pink. Gold and green are the dominant colours of the bars and foyer, with beautiful original light fittings. A patchy production history has included few major hits. Although Noel Coward?Blithe Spirit (1941) opened here, most of its lengthy run took place at other theatres. A celebrated John Gielgud production of Macbeth was ended in 1942 by the traditional misfortunes that haunt this play: four of the cast died, a designer committed suicide then the theatre was hit by a stray German bomb. In the 1960s and 1970s it improved its reputation with a series of successful transfers from Broadway ?i>Who?Afraid of Virginia Woolf' (1964) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1974) both had their London openings here. In its incarnation as a cinema, it also premiered the first talking picture to be shown in Britain.
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Piccadilly Theatre
Grease 25th July 2007 - 19th December 2009 The iconic movie-musical returns to the West End in David...
Grease
Piccadilly Theatre, W1D 7DY
Opened 25th July 2007
The iconic, movie-musical returns to the West End in David Gilmore's gorgeously Technicolor production which had a seven-year run... More
Guys and Dolls
Booking until 4 March 2006
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Guys and Dolls
Piccadilly Theatre, 4 Denman Street, W1V
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The iconic movie-musical returns to the West End in David Gilmore's gorgeously Technicolor production of Grease, which had a seven-year run in the 1990s. Back ... More
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