Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D 7ES
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The Lyric, Shaftesbury Avenue's oldest theatre was opened in 1888, just two years after the street itself was completed. An indistinct red brick building, it lacks the grandeur of the neighbouring Gielgud and Apollo, but has a charm and unassuming beauty that are all its own. The auditorium is also unconventional, with u-shaped balconies offering fine unrestricted views and bringing the audience closer to the action than in many large theatres. Though designed as a home for comic opera, the Lyric's major successes have been with serious drama. The Kenneth Branagh/Emma Thompson partnership had one of its first major successes in 1989 with Osborne's Look Back in Anger. Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus premiered here, starring Alec Guinness and with Bennett in drag as Mrs Swabb, the cleaning lady. Other successes include the premier of Alan Ayckbourn's How the Other Half Loves (1973) and high-energy musical Five Guys Named Moe. Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue events
Thriller LiveThriller LiveMichael Jackson's untimely death may have propelled this musical into orbit; Thriller - Live became a tribute show overnight with the obvious decision that the show must go on "to the memory of the man and his incredible music". The lights of the Lyric were dimmed and a minute's silence was held in the auditorium on the night of the first performan14th February 2012Sunday 23rd September 2012
Where:
Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue,
Shaftesbury Avenue
W1D 7ES
Category: eventThriller Liveevent
Running until Sunday 23rd September 2012
TIMES Various Times PRICING £26-£58
Michael Jackson's untimely death may have propelled this musical into orbit; Thriller - Live became a tribute show overnight with the obvious decision that the show must go on "to the memory of the man and his incredible music". The lights of the Lyric were dimmed and a minute's silence was held in the auditorium on the night of the first performan... More about this event
TIMES Various Times PRICING £26-£58
Michael Jackson's untimely death may have propelled this musical into orbit; Thriller - Live became a tribute show overnight with the obvious decision that the show must go on "to the memory of the man and his incredible music". The lights of the Lyric were dimmed and a minute's silence was held in the auditorium on the night of the first performan... More about this event
The Tiger Who Came To TeaThe Tiger Who Came To TeaJudith Kerr's popular book is adapted by David Wood.4th July 2012Sunday 2nd September 2012
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Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue,
Shaftesbury Avenue
W1D 7ES
Category: eventThe Tiger Who Came To Tea
event Running from Wednesday 4th July 2012 until Sunday 2nd September 2012TIMES Various Times PRICING £12.50 & £15.50, Premium Tickets £20
Judith Kerr's popular book is adapted by David Wood.
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The Gruffalo: Tall Stories Theatre Company Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES 23rd November 2011 - 15th January 2012 The Gruffalo is a classic that kiddies just love and...
Thistle Piccadilly Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 84% off from £90
Coventry Street, W1D | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The main attraction of this traditional Victorian hotel is that it has many of London's famous landmarks, including Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, within minutes’ walking ...More
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Coventry Street, W1D | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The main attraction of this traditional Victorian hotel is that it has many of London's famous landmarks, including Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, within minutes’ walking ...More
Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Hotel
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel Deluxe Double Rooms: 73% off from £143
Leicester Square, WC2H | 5 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Overlooking Leicester Square - the setting for London’s regular film premieres - the Radisson Edwardian Hampshire has glamorous, exclusive décor to match its high-profile setting: mahogany-panelled ...More
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel Deluxe Double Rooms: 73% off from £143
Leicester Square, WC2H | 5 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Overlooking Leicester Square - the setting for London’s regular film premieres - the Radisson Edwardian Hampshire has glamorous, exclusive décor to match its high-profile setting: mahogany-panelled ...More
The Royal Trafalgar Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 90% off from £97
Whitcomb Street, WC2H | 5 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Set in between Trafalgar and Leicester Squares and right next to the National Portrait Gallery, the Thistle Trafalgar Square is a modern hotel set in a ...More
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Whitcomb Street, WC2H | 5 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Set in between Trafalgar and Leicester Squares and right next to the National Portrait Gallery, the Thistle Trafalgar Square is a modern hotel set in a ...More
Piccadilly Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
4 Denman Street, Soho, London W1V | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Set on a quiet side-street a short step away from the bustle of Piccadilly Circus, a simple and untheatrical exterior conceals a grandiose Art Deco theatre, ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
4 Denman Street, Soho, London W1V | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Set on a quiet side-street a short step away from the bustle of Piccadilly Circus, a simple and untheatrical exterior conceals a grandiose Art Deco theatre, ...More
Criterion Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1J | 2 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The tiny entrance of the Criterion theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is to ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1J | 2 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The tiny entrance of the Criterion theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is to ...More
Prince of Wales Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Coventry Street, Soho, London W1D | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Theatres have stood on this spot since 1884, perfectly placed to draw the attention of the great crowds moving between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. The ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Coventry Street, Soho, London W1D | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Theatres have stood on this spot since 1884, perfectly placed to draw the attention of the great crowds moving between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. The ...More
Comedy Store
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
1a Oxendon Street, Soho, London SW1Y | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The Comedy Store is the spiritual home of stand-up in the UK. Despite being the best large comedy venue in the country, the Store still succeeds ...More
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
1a Oxendon Street, Soho, London SW1Y | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The Comedy Store is the spiritual home of stand-up in the UK. Despite being the best large comedy venue in the country, the Store still succeeds ...More
Pigalle
London > Entertainment > Jazz Clubs
215-217 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Forties-themed late-night supper club. If you’re considering a more glamorous and alternative evening’s entertainment, head to Piccadilly and burlesque cabaret club, Pigalle. Inspired by the genteel, romantic ...More
London > Entertainment > Jazz Clubs
215-217 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Forties-themed late-night supper club. If you’re considering a more glamorous and alternative evening’s entertainment, head to Piccadilly and burlesque cabaret club, Pigalle. Inspired by the genteel, romantic ...More
Prince Charles Cinema
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
7 Leicester Place, Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Having achieved almost cult status, this reasonably-priced, independent cinema in the heart of Leicester Square is not quite the true hidden gem it once was. ...More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
7 Leicester Place, Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Having achieved almost cult status, this reasonably-priced, independent cinema in the heart of Leicester Square is not quite the true hidden gem it once was. ...More
Love Stories: Beloved Or Betrayed': Guided Tour
London > Events > Tours Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 1pm-2pm
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2N | 7 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
A tour of paintings from the collection....More
London > Events > Tours Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 1pm-2pm
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2N | 7 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
A tour of paintings from the collection....More
Celebrating Asylum
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Monday 13th February and Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 10am-6pm
Illustration Cupboard, 22 Bury Street, SW1Y | 8 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Contemporary illustration in support of the St Mary Magdalene Centre for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, by artists including Shirley Hughes, Chris Riddell and Axel Scheffler....More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Monday 13th February and Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 10am-6pm
Illustration Cupboard, 22 Bury Street, SW1Y | 8 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Contemporary illustration in support of the St Mary Magdalene Centre for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, by artists including Shirley Hughes, Chris Riddell and Axel Scheffler....More
Isabel Villanueva And Sophie Rahman
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 1pm
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 8 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The viola player and pianist perform Enescu's Concert Piece For Viola And Piano, Hindemith's Sonata For Viola And Piano, Prokofiev's Farewell and Death Of Juliet, Granados's ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 1pm
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 8 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The viola player and pianist perform Enescu's Concert Piece For Viola And Piano, Hindemith's Sonata For Viola And Piano, Prokofiev's Farewell and Death Of Juliet, Granados's ...More
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Soho
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Soho, London W1D | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Soho, the set of streets and alleyways between Oxford Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and Regent Street is one of the most cosmopolitan parts of ...More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Soho, London W1D | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Soho, the set of streets and alleyways between Oxford Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and Regent Street is one of the most cosmopolitan parts of ...More
Leicester Square
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
With Trafalgar Square to the south, Piccadilly Circus to the west, China Town to the north and Covent Garden to the east, Leicester Square is right ...More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
With Trafalgar Square to the south, Piccadilly Circus to the west, China Town to the north and Covent Garden to the east, Leicester Square is right ...More
The West End
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Taking in Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street, Soho, Theatreland, Chinatown, Covent Garden and Leicester Square, The West End really does have it ...More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Taking in Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street, Soho, Theatreland, Chinatown, Covent Garden and Leicester Square, The West End really does have it ...More
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Vintage Magazine Store
London > Shopping > Gifts and Luxuries
39-43 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Packed with pictures of icons, stars and stylers, and not adverse to some greetings cards humour, this shop is a good option for cards for any ...More
London > Shopping > Gifts and Luxuries
39-43 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Packed with pictures of icons, stars and stylers, and not adverse to some greetings cards humour, this shop is a good option for cards for any ...More
Mrs Kibble's Olde Sweet Shoppe
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
57a Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 2 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
An old-fashioned, sugary-sweet, treat temptation in an area of London known for its more alternative delights, Mrs Kibble's Olde Sweet Shoppe in Soho offers pure, unadulterated, ...More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
57a Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 2 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
An old-fashioned, sugary-sweet, treat temptation in an area of London known for its more alternative delights, Mrs Kibble's Olde Sweet Shoppe in Soho offers pure, unadulterated, ...More
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Chowki
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
2-3 Denman Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Chowki is madly ambitious for a restaurant in this price range, with a menu that changes every month to take on three new regional cuisines of ...More
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
2-3 Denman Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Chowki is madly ambitious for a restaurant in this price range, with a menu that changes every month to take on three new regional cuisines of ...More
Bocca di Lupo
London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
12 Archer Street, Soho, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
There was much excitement among the critics when this Italian restaurant opened at the beginning of 2009. Giles Coren writing in the Times gave it his ...More
London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
12 Archer Street, Soho, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
There was much excitement among the critics when this Italian restaurant opened at the beginning of 2009. Giles Coren writing in the Times gave it his ...More
Ed's Easy Diner
London > Restaurants > American restaurants
Trocadero Centre, Unit 34B, 19 Rupert Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
American Cuisine. ...More
London > Restaurants > American restaurants
Trocadero Centre, Unit 34B, 19 Rupert Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
American Cuisine. ...More
English [Out There!]
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 12 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken out ...More
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 12 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken out ...More
Courtauld Institute of Art
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 17 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ...More
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 17 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ...More
King's College Medical School
London > Education > Medical Schools
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 17 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Imperial College London is the foremost medical training faculty in the country but for non-medical graduates wishing for a change of career, King’s is the obvious ...More
London > Education > Medical Schools
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 17 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Imperial College London is the foremost medical training faculty in the country but for non-medical graduates wishing for a change of career, King’s is the obvious ...More
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Madame Jojo's
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
8-10 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 2 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
This was once a sleazy Soho strip club, as the name suggests, and it really shows. Deep reds are the dominant colour, with mirrors, booths and velvet curtains creating ...More
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
8-10 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 2 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
This was once a sleazy Soho strip club, as the name suggests, and it really shows. Deep reds are the dominant colour, with mirrors, booths and velvet curtains creating ...More
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68 Dean Street
London > Business > Venue Hire
68 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D | 4 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
This stylish private house in Soho is suitable for photo shoots, meetings, press events, filming and for a limited range of social events such as dinners ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
68 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D | 4 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
This stylish private house in Soho is suitable for photo shoots, meetings, press events, filming and for a limited range of social events such as dinners ...More
Haymarket Hotel
London > Business > Venue Hire
1 Suffolk Place, St James's, London SW1Y | 5 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
A hip designer hotel by Tim and Kit Kemp in a grand building on the prestigious Haymarket, the broad boulevard street making for an impressive entrance. ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
1 Suffolk Place, St James's, London SW1Y | 5 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
A hip designer hotel by Tim and Kit Kemp in a grand building on the prestigious Haymarket, the broad boulevard street making for an impressive entrance. ...More
195 Piccadilly (BAFTA)
London > Business > Venue Hire
195 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 6 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The home of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is also available to hire for your own event. The iconic building at 195 ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
195 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 6 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
The home of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is also available to hire for your own event. The iconic building at 195 ...More
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