London: Wyndham's Theatre |
Country: England, United Kingdom City: London Borough: City of Westminster Location: Charing Cross Road (back to back with Albery Theatre) Built 1899 by W. G. R. Sprague for Charles Wyndham. Opened 16 November 1899 in the presence of the Prince of Wales with T. W. Robertson's "David Garrick". Used for drama and musical theatre performances (e. g. Sandy Wilson's muscial pastiche "The Boy Friend" which ran for 2078 performances from 1954, and Yasmina Reza's comedy "Art" (which ran for over 1500 performances from 1996). Linked by a bridge link to the Albery Theatre at rear. Operated by the Ambassador Theatre Group. 759 seats (+ 41 standing). Notable world premieres:
Links: www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk, Theatres Trust, EUTA, Wikipedia |
Front Text: "Wyndham's Theatre, London"; sign: "Charles Windham" Publisher: E. F. A. London Theatre Series; No. 1004 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "The Wyndhams Theatre. Founded 1899. Architect: W. G. R. Sprague. Interior decoration restored to original design, 1973." Publisher: Arts Council of Great Britain; 1974 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Front Text: "Wyndham's Theatre, London", posters: "Vanessa Redgrave in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"; signed: "N. Charlesworth 1990" Reverse Text: "Drawn by Nicholas Charlesworth" Publisher: The Badger Press, Westbury; Vaudeville Postcards Size: Modern Not sent. |
Front Text: signs: advertising the play "Heroes" (2005-2006) Reverse Text: "Wyndham Theatre, London by Carol Singer" Publisher: csinger.redbubble.com Size: Modern Not sent. |
Front Text: "Wyndham's Theatre, London" Publisher: Ice Cream at the Interval / Etsy; 2021 Size: Modern Not sent. |
For another picture of this theatre, see London: "The Theatres of London". Permanent link: https://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/id/1144 |