London Theatres (New Edition)

This fully revised and updated edition of the hugely successful London Theatres features ten additional theatres, including the Victoria Palace Theatre, the Sondheim Theatre, the Bridge Theatre and the Noël Coward Theatre.

London is the undisputed theatre capital of the world. From world-famous musicals to West End shows, from cutting-edge plays to Shakespeare in its original staging, from outdoor performance to intimate fringe theatre, the range and quality are unsurpassed.

Leading drama critic Michael Coveney invites you on a tour of more than 50 theatres that make the London stage what it is. With stories of the architecture, the people and the productions which have defined each one, alongside sumptuous photographs by Peter Dazeley of the auditoriums, public and backstage areas, this illustrated overview of London's theatres is a book like no other. A must for fans of the stage!

Praise for the first edition:
‘This coffee table whopper ... dazzles’ Spectator
‘London Theatres ... will surely feature on any theatre buff's present list’ Sightlines

New chapters included in the second edition:
Victoria Palace Theatre; The Bridge Theatre; Menier Chocolate Factory; Hampstead Theatre; Sondheim Theatre (formerly Queen's Theatre); Harold Pinter Theatre, Noël Coward Theatre; Aldwych Theatre; Garrick Theatre; Vaudeville Theatre; Phoenix Theatre

PETER DAZELEY FRPS, known as Dazeley, is a celebrated London photographer renowned for fine art and advertising photography. He was born in West Kensington and studied photography at Holland Park School, now known as the Socialist Eton. His work has won many awards from organisations across the world, including the Association of Photographers and the Royal Photographic Society in the UK, EPICA in France, Applied Arts Magazine in Canada, and Graphis Inc. in the USA. Dazeley is a member of the Association of Photographers and a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. Peter Dazely is the photographer of Unseen London, London Uncovered, London Theatres (all Frances Lincoln).

Foreword by Mark Rylance
Introduction

Grandes Dames
Royal Opera House; London Coliseum; Palace Theatre; Theatre Royal Haymarket; Theatre Royal Drury Lane; Her Majesty’s Theatre

Pleasure Palaces
Shaftesbury Theatre; Victoria Palace Theatre; London Palladium; Dominion Theatre; Prince Edward Theatre; Lyceum Theatre; Prince of Wales Theatre

Informal Delights
Donmar Warehouse; The Bridge Theatre; Menier Chocolate Factory; The Young Vic; Hampstead Theatre; Almeida Theatre; Normansfield Theatre; The Other Palace

Legends Alive
Sondheim Theatre; Gielgud Theatre; Harold Pinter Theatre; Noël Coward Theatre; Novello Theatre

Popular Landmarks
Shakespeare’s Globe; Sadler’s Wells Theatre; The Old Vic; Royal National Theatre; Royal Court Theatre; Roundhouse; Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Of Special Renown
New Wimbledon Theatre; Aldwych Theatre; Richmond Theatre; Garrick Theatre; Vaudeville Theatre; Playhouse Theatre; Adelphi Theatre

Eastward Ho!
Wilton’s Music Hall; Barbican Theatre; Hackney Empire; Theatre Royal Stratford East

West End Jewels
St Martin’s Theatre; Wyndham’s Theatre; Fortune Theatre; Phoenix Theatre; Criterion Theatre; Duke of York’s Theatre; Savoy Theatre

index
acknowledgements

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London Theatres (New Edition)

Summary

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