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Venue Details

The Gielgud Theatre35-37 Shaftesbury AvenueLONDONW1D 6AR

The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue, at the corner of Rupert Street, in the City of Westminster, London. 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.

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Getting to the Venue

Nearest tubePiccadilly Circus
RailLondon Charing Cross
Bus14, 19, 38

Venue Specifications

Max CapacityGielgud Theatre : 986
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