Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho,  W1D 7ES
Telephone: 0845 434 9290
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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 - Live
2nd January 2009 - 3rd January 2010
Michael Jackson's untimely death may have propelled this musical into...
 
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Thriller - Live
Shaftesbury Avenue, , Westminster,  London,  W1D
0 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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 ...More...
 
 
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Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Hotel
65-73 Shaftesbury Avenue, London,  W1D
3 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Discover the newly refurbished Shaftesbury Hotel in the heart of London's Theatreland. Each of the 62 fully air-conditioned bedrooms boasts luxury fittings, state of the ...More...
 
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Thistle Piccadilly
Coventry Street, London,  W1D6BZ
3 minutes distance 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’ ...More...
 
 
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Dylan Moran: What It Is
Apollo Theatre, 29 Shaftesbury Avenue,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
There can't be many bedraggled Irish stand-ups who have been named "the greatest comedian, living or dead" by French newspaper Le Monde so Dylan Moran, ...More...
 
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Avenue Q
Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Meet Princeton, Kate Monster, Trekkie, Brian and their friends on a crummy alleyway in New York as they find out what life is really all ...More...
 
 
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Soho
Soho,  London,  W1D
3 minutes distance 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 ...More...
 
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Leicester Square
Leicester Square, Soho,  London,  WC2H
4 minutes distance 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 ...More...
 
 
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Vintage Magazine Store
39-43 Brewer Street, Soho,  London,  W1F
1 minutes distance 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 ...More...
 
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Zavvi (formerly Virgin Megastore)
1 Piccadilly Circus, Soho,  London,  W1J
2 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
As music and video giants go, Virgin's Megastore in Piccadilly (formerly Tower Records) is perhaps the most accommodating and rewarding choice. The gigantic store ...More...
 
 
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Chowki
2 Denman Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance 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 ...More...
 
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Bocca Di Lupo
12 Archer Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance 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 ...More...
 
 
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English [Out There!]
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1A
12 minutes distance 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 ...More...
 
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Lamai Cookery School
Venues across London, Soho,  London,  WC2H
4 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Thai food is the cuisine of the moment - green curries, red curries, satays, are everywhere. To the uninitiated,it's very difficult to recreate at home. ...More...
 
 
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Urban Golf Soho
33 Great Pulteney Street, Soho,  London,  W1F
3 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
OK, so you may not be able to soak up the rays on this indoor course but it's a brilliant idea that has been stylishly ...More...
 
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Phoenix Garden
21 Stacey Street, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2H
7 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
In the shadow of both Centrepoint and St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, hidden from most tourists and residents alike, lies this beautiful West End garden. Originally a ...More...
 
 
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Waxy O'Connors
14-16 Rupert Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
2 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
Located where it is, Waxy’s is fairly predictable. It’s expensive, it’s busy and it’s got a fair smattering of tourists, but it also has that ...More...
 
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Waxy's Little Sister
20 Wardour Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
2 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
If you're not up for the hectic atmosphere of Waxy O'Connors it might be worth slipping across the street to her infinitely more tranquil Little ...More...
 
 
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Madame Jojo's
8-10 Brewer Street, Soho,  London,  W1F
2 minutes distance 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 ...More...
 
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Mahiki
1 Dover Street, Mayfair,  London,  W1S
9 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
A favourite with young royals - Princes Harry and William, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been spotted here... all at the same time. And where ...More...
 
 
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Rex Cinema and Bar
21 Rupert Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue
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CC Club
13 Coventry Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
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