Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Palace Theatre, London
Palace Theatre London
Venue Information
Palace Theatre
Address: 109-113 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1V 8AY, United Kingdom
Nearest underground or train station: Leicester Square (Northern line, Piccadilly line)
Nearest buses: 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 40, 176
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Palace Theatre London
Positioned in the City of Westminster in London, the popular London Westend Palace Theatre has been a name since the late 1880s. The magnificent London Theatre has been a wonderful theatrical experience for people all across the globe. The immensely acclaimed operas, Gilbert and Sullivan’s producer Richard D’Oyly Carte commissioned the theatre during late 1880s.
In the year 1891, the theatre marked its debut as Royal English Opera House. Arthur Sullivan’s famous opera, Ivanhoe was hosted in a grand manner at the newly debut theatre. The opera ran successfully with 160 performances. However, it was followed by Andre Messager’s La Basoche. For a season, this magnificent theatre was leased to Sara Bernhardth, as there was no work at that moment.
The huge theatre was transformed into a awesome music hall and was renamed as Palace Theatre of Varieties. The theatre was initially managed by Sir Augustus Harris followed Charles Morton. During the later phase of theatre, it also started screening movies as entertainment programmer. Year 1904 continued the presentation of variety entertainment which comprises of dancing girls along with movies screening. From the year 1900 to 1920, Herman Finck was the musical director.