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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.
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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 performan23rd May 2013Sunday 16th March 2014
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event > Theatre > Musicals
DATES 1st October 2009 to 16th March 2014
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
We're Going on a Bear HuntWe're Going on a Bear HuntGo squelching through mud, slide through the long grass and splash through water as you join a family happily hunting a big bear, 'We're not scared' they chant. This is a funny stage version of the classic kiddies' book 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' by prolific children's author and Londoner Michael Rosen (whose books often draw on his childhood gr3rd July 2013Sunday 1st September 2013
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DATES 3rd July to 1st September 2013
Go squelching through mud, slide through the long grass and splash through water as you join a family happily hunting a big bear, 'We're not scared' they chant. This is a funny stage version of the classic kiddies' book 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' by prolific children's author and Londoner Michael Rosen (whose books often draw on his childhood gr... More about this event
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Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1J | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D | 4 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
1a Oxendon Street, Soho, London SW1Y | 2 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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London > Entertainment > Jazz Clubs
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London > Entertainment > Cinemas
7 Leicester Place, Soho, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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London > Events > Theatre Dates: 4th May to 3rd August 2013
Trafalgar Studios, 14 Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 8 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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Duchess Theatre, Catherine Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 12 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1J | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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Soho, London W1D | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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57a Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 1 minute from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 10 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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London > Education > Adult Education
19 Wigmore Street, W1U | 13 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 14 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
8-10 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 2 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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68 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D | 3 minutes from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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