The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, London, at the corner of Rupert Street. The house currently has 986 seats on three levels.
The theatre was designed by W.G.R. Sprague and opened on 27 December 1906 as the Hicks Theatre, named after Seymour Hicks, for whom it was built. The first play at the theatre was a hit musical called The Beauty of Bath co-written by Hicks. Another big success was A Waltz Dream in 1908. In 1909, the American impresario Charles Frohman became manager of the theatre and renamed the house the Globe Theatre – a name that it retained for 85 years. Call It a Day opened in 1935 and ran for 509 performances, a long run for the slow inter-war years. There's a Girl in My Soup, opening in 1966, ran for almost three years, a record for the theatre that was not surpassed until Daisy Pulls It Off opened in April 1983 to run for 1,180 performances, the theatre's longest run. In 1987 Peter Shaffer's play Lettice and Lovage opened, starring Maggie Smith, and became a hit.
The Globe's theatre cat, named Beerbohm, became famous enough to receive a front page obituary in the theatrical publication, The Stage in 1995. Refurbished in 1987, the theatre has since presented several Alan Ayckbourn premieres, including 1990's Man of the Moment, as well as a notable revival of An Ideal Husband in 1992. During reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on the South Bank, in 1994 the theatre was renamed the Gielgud Theatre in honour of John Gielgud. Another refurbishment was completed in 2008.
Gielgud Theatre
Get involved with shows at the Gielgud Theatre:
- Jekyll & Hyde is holding auditions: in Random Location 49 from 13:15 to 13:15 on Fri 23rd Aug - more details
- Antony and Cleopatra is holding auditions: in Random Location 26 from 14:30 to 14:30 on Fri 23rd Aug - more details
- Antony and Cleopatra is holding auditions: in Random Location 48 from 12:00 to 12:00 on Sat 24th Aug - more details
- Gypsy: A Musical Fable is holding auditions: in Random Location 19 from 17:15 to 17:15 on Sun 25th Aug - more details
- Dance of the Vampires is holding auditions: in Random Location 5 from 14:15 to 14:15 on Mon 26th Aug - more details
- Gypsy: A Musical Fable is holding auditions: in Random Location 19 from 17:00 to 17:00 on Mon 26th Aug - more details
- Jekyll & Hyde is holding auditions: in Random Location 42 from 13:30 to 13:30 on Thu 29th Aug - more details
- Dance of the Vampires is holding auditions: in Random Location 23 from 12:15 to 12:15 on Fri 30th Aug - more details
- Antony and Cleopatra is looking for: Costume Designer - more details
- Anything Goes is looking for: Costume Designer, Publicist, Set Designer, Publicity Designer, Master Carpenter, Production Manager, Sound Designer, Director, Producer, Lighting Designer - more details
- Gypsy: A Musical Fable is looking for: Publicity Designer, Publicist, Master Carpenter, Technical Director, Director - more details
- Chess is looking for: Director, Publicist, Costume Designer, Master Carpenter, Sound Designer - more details
- Dance of the Vampires has announced: Random text 38 - more details
- Gypsy: A Musical Fable has announced: Random text 47 - more details
- Peter and Wendy has announced: Random text 43 - more details
- War Horse has announced: Random text 4 - more details
News
Gielgud Theatre
01:51 on 18th August
Gielgud Theatre wants you to buy tickets for Who's Afraid of Oxford.
Gielgud Theatre
20:05 on 14th August
Hi @Camdram! Gielgud Theatre is excited to announce Angels in Cindies.
Gielgud Theatre
01:34 on 13th August
Hi @Camdram! Gielgud Theatre has some great news! We're performing Pirates of the Van of Life.
Gielgud Theatre
19:52 on 6th August
Hi @Camdram! Gielgud Theatre wants you to buy tickets for Three Men in the Van of Life.
Gielgud Theatre
21:27 on 2nd August
Hi @Camdram! Gielgud Theatre is excited to announce Surviving Amsterdam.
Gielgud Theatre
03:54 on 30th July
Hi @Camdram! Gielgud Theatre has a really very long post. Rehersals are well underway for our very exciting new show. We're sure you'll want to hear all about it, and maybe come see it! So anyway our latest show is Pirates of Cindies.
Gielgud Theatre
13:30 on 28th July
Hi @Camdram! Gielgud Theatre has a really very long post. Rehersals are well underway for our very exciting new show. We're sure you'll want to hear all about it, and maybe come see it! So anyway our latest show is Surviving Amsterdam.
Gielgud Theatre
12:35 on 26th July
Hi @Camdram! Gielgud Theatre has some great news! We're performing Pirates of Panto.
Shows
- Sun 10 Nov
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Past shows
See all the shows that have been performed here at the venue history page.