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Shaftesbury Avenue 39, London W1D 6AR

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  • Old Friends

    Until Jan 6, 2024

  • Frank Skinner

    Feb 5 - 17, 2024

  • Opening Night

    Mar 6 - Jul 26, 2024

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Old Friends

Until January 6, 2024

Bernadette Peters is set to make her long-awaited UK stage debut alongside Lea Salonga, Janie Dee, Bonnie Langford, Jeremy Seacombe, and a host of musical theatre's brightest and best in this final collaboration between Cameron Mackintosh and the late American theatre master Stephen Sondheim. Following on from the pair's other shows (Side-by-Side-by-Sondheim, 1976 and Putting It Together, 1992) Old Friends will be an in-depth revue featuring some of Sondheim's greatest songs, performed by the very best talents.

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Frank Skinner

February 5 - 17, 2024

He may have been one of the foremost lad comics of the 90s, but Frank Skinner has proven his staying power, rising to become one of the nation's favourite comedians of the last three decades. Now firmly in his 60s, Frank is ready to take on the world of stand-up once more with his newest show, 30 Years Of Dirt. You can expect a fun-packed night with British royalty - don't miss your chance to see him live on this limited run.

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Opening Night

March 6 - July 26, 2024

The fantastic Sheridan Smith is set to make her much-anticipated West End return next March as she takes the lead in this exciting world premiere from the iconic theatrical innovator Ivo Van Hove and multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright! Based on the John Cassavetes film of the same name, the musical follows a beleaguered theatre company as they try to stage a brand-new Broadway show, despite the many trials and tragedies that befall its star.

Gielgud Theatre

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Shaftesbury Avenue 39, London W1D 6AR

  • Year opened: 1906
  • Capacity: 986
  • Concession stands
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  • In-house bar
  • Coat check

Located on Shaftesbury Avenue, The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre which was designed by W.G.R Sprague and first opened in 1906 as the Hicks Theatre, after Seymour Hicks. In 1909, Charles Frohman took over the management of the theatre and it was named the Globe Theatre for 85 years. In 1994 it was renamed the Gielgud Theatre in honour of John Gielgud, as the Shakespeare's Globe was being constructed on the South Bank. Since 2006, Delfont Mackintosh Theatre have operated the Gielgud.

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