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Criterion Theatre
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2 Jermyn Street,
Westminster, London, SW1Y
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| 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... More
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Curzon Soho
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93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue,
Westminster, London, W1D
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| This cracking, refurbished Soho cinema shows a broad-range of art-house films. The three screens feature Dolby THX sound and ample leg-room. The regular Sunday... More
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Dominion Theatre
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268 Tottenham Court Road,
Camden, London, W1T
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| Huge, but now slightly shabby, theatre which plays host to big, rocking musicals. The Dominion has a huge stage and hundreds of seats - on... More
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Garrick Theatre
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2 Charing Cross Road,
Westminster, London, WC2H
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| Named after the great 18th century actor-manager David Garrick, whose portrait hangs in the foyer bar, The Garrick is a fantastic piece of late-Victorian kitsch.... More
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Shaftesbury Theatre
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210 Shaftesbury Avenue,
Camden, London, WC2H
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| A large and appealingly shabby Edwardian theatre which has produced almost a century of successful popular theatre and musicals. The most notorious of these was... More
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Wyndham's Theatre
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Charing Cross Road,
Westminster, London, WC2H
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| This is a gorgeous Edwardian Theatre, and the first theatre to show many famous productions, including 'Godspell' and Yazmin Reza's incredibly popular three-hander 'Art'. Known... More
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Aldwych Theatre
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Aldwych,
Westminster, London, WC2B4LD
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| With the Waldorf Hotel sandwiched inbetween them, the Aldwych and Strand theatres were originally built to work as a pair.
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Arts Theatre
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6-7 Great Newport Street,
Westminster, London, WC2H
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| The Arts Theatre was built in 1927 as a members club, which allowed it to circumvent the censorship laws and perform unusual and avant garde... More
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Cambridge Theatre
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Earlham Street,
Camden, London, WC2H
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| The Cambridge Theatre is a 1930s design classic in the Art Deco style, with smooth, sparsely decorated curves and two stunning gold murals. Its simplicity... More
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New London Theatre
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Drury Lane,
Camden, London, WC2B
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| Although this site has been an entertainment venue since at least the mid-19th century, the New London Theatre only opened its doors in 1973, making... More
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Savoy Theatre
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Strand,
Westminster, London, WC2R
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| Situated alongside the Savoy Hotel, the building of the current theatre with its Art Deco auditorium, was financed by Richard d'Oyly Carte with the considerable... More
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London Entertainment / Live Music |
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Astoria
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157 Charing Cross Road,
Westminster, London, WC2H
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| The Astoria is one of central London's major live music venues. Dark, dingy and cavernous, it makes a great venue for hard rock, while its... More
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BFI Southbank
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Belvedere Road, South Bank,
Lambeth, London, SE1
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| Originally the National Film Theatre, the BFI Southbank is the perfect film buff's cinema, with three large screens and a smaller studio space showing up... More
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Comedy Store
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1a Oxendon Street,
Westminster, London, SW1Y
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| 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... More
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Gielgud Theatre
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Shaftesbury Avenue,
Westminster, London, W1D
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| From the outside, the Gielgud Theatre is an impressive sight, towering four storeys over Shaftesbury Avenue, its height further emphasized by the turret on top.... More
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