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Post by craig on Nov 23, 2019 11:18:11 GMT
According to Wikipedia, there are 38 theatres defined as being "West end" theatres. I thought it would be interesting to see how many I had been to and I was quite surprised to see I'm still yet to visit 6 despite 37 years of theatre going. I thought some of you might appreciate checking your own lists off too.
Here's the full list.
Adelphi
Aldwych
Ambassadors
Apollo
Apollo Victoria
Arts
Cambridge
Criterion
Dominion
Duchess
Duke Of York's
Fortune
Garrick
Gielgud
Gillian Lynne
Harold Pinter
Her Majesty's
London Palladium
Lyceum
Lyric
Noël Coward
Novello
Palace
Phoenix
Piccadilly
Playhouse
Prince Edward
Prince Of Wales
Savoy
Shaftesbury
Sondheim (Queens)
St Martins
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Trafalgar Studios
Vaudeville
Victoria Palace
Wyndham's
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Post by craig on Nov 23, 2019 11:22:25 GMT
My list.
Visited:
Adelphi
Aldwych
Apollo
Apollo Victoria
Arts
Cambridge
Dominion
Duchess
Duke Of York's
Fortune
Garrick
Gielgud
Gillian Lynne
Harold Pinter
London Palladium
Noël Coward
Novello
Palace
Phoenix
Piccadilly
Playhouse
Prince Edward
Prince Of Wales
Savoy
Shaftesbury
St Martins
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Trafalgar Studios
Vaudeville
Victoria Palace
Wyndham's
Not visited:
Ambassadors
Criterion (I'm actually sure I've been in this theatre but can't for the life of me think what... it might have been a TV show or one off event)
Her Majesty's (I know, I know...)
Lyceum
Lyric (I think this theatre has had the worst programming of any West End theatre in my lifetime...)
Sondheim (Queens)
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Post by Mark on Nov 23, 2019 11:53:22 GMT
All except the Lyric and St. Martins
Current plan is to see something at the Lyric (once it gets something decent in there) and then finish off with The Mousetrap which I still haven’t seen.
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Post by clair on Nov 23, 2019 12:03:10 GMT
All except Noel Coward which will be ticked off once I get to see DEH!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 23, 2019 12:08:55 GMT
Staggered to see I’ve done as many as 19!
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Post by craig on Nov 23, 2019 12:26:11 GMT
All except the Lyric and St. Martins Current plan is to see something at the Lyric (once it gets something decent in there) and then finish off with The Mousetrap which I still haven’t seen. Would highly recommend The Mousetrap around Christmas time. It's very atmospheric. |
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Post by tmesis on Nov 23, 2019 12:50:46 GMT
I always think it's a pity when a long runner is occupying a particularly attractive theatre. A case in point is The Novello. Since it was restored by CM it's one of the loveliest in the WE. Unfortunately with Mama Mia on there I won't be able to appreciate it again in a long time.
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Post by alece10 on Nov 23, 2019 12:56:17 GMT
Every one except St Martin's.
I've been around a bit though.
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Post by craig on Nov 23, 2019 12:58:16 GMT
I always think it's a pity when a long runner is occupying a particularly attractive theatre. A case in point is The Novello. Since it was restored by CM it's one of the loveliest in the WE. Unfortunately with Mama Mia on there I won't be able to appreciate it again in a long time. I ended up seeing it at the behest of a friend a few years ago and it really is a beautiful theatre. (And I might have enjoyed the show too. Shhh.) |
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Post by ABr on Nov 23, 2019 13:09:55 GMT
Adelphi - Kinky Boots x2, Waitress
Aldwych - Beautiful, Tina
Ambassadors - Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
Apollo - X
Apollo Victoria - Starlight Express, Wicked x2
Arts - Ushers, Murder Ballad
Cambridge - X
Criterion - X
Dominion - An American In Paris
Duchess - The Play That Goes Wrong
Duke Of York's - X
Fortune - X
Garrick - Young Frankenstein
Gielgud - Avenue Q, Company
Gillian Lynne - Show Boat, School of Rock
Harold Pinter - X
Her Majesty's - X
London Palladium - Wizard of Oz, Joseph (2019 Revival)
Lyceum - X
Lyric - X
Noël Coward - Half a Sixpence, Mrs Henderson Presents, The Inheritance Parts 1 and 2
Novello - X
Palace - X
Phoenix - Bend it Like Beckham x2, Chicago, Come from Away
Piccadilly - Strictly Ballroom, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Playhouse - Fiddler on the Roof
Prince Edward - Miss Saigon, Aladdin
Prince Of Wales - X
Savoy - Funny Girl, 9 to 5
Shaftesbury - X
Sondheim (Queens) - Les Miserables
St Martins - X
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane - Oliver, 42nd Street x2
Theatre Royal Haymarket - Venus in Fur
Trafalgar Studios - The Grinning Man
Vaudeville - X
Victoria Palace - Hamilton
Wyndham's - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
So that's 23 out of 38, which is not bad to say I've only really been on the London theatre scene since 2014! I will be ticking off Shaftesbury on tuesday when I see & Juliet. So almost 24!
First Visited - Apollo Victoria for Starlight Express
Most Visited - Tied with Noel Coward and Phoenix (That's if we class The Inheritance as 2 separate sitting!) Though Noel Coward will take the lead with 5 when I see Dear Evan Hansen in April)
This was fun! Good idea Craig!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 13:22:38 GMT
I honestly have no idea which ones I've been to. I know what shows I've seen, but couldn't tell you where they were or what the theatre was like. The only exceptions would be the Palace because I remember seeing Les Mis there, and the Garrick because it stood out that you went downstairs to get to the stalls.
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 23, 2019 13:35:16 GMT
Only 19, BurlyBeaR ? I'm currently on 22, so that's 3-0 to me!  |
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Post by craig on Nov 23, 2019 13:40:57 GMT
I honestly have no idea which ones I've been to. I know what shows I've seen, but couldn't tell you where they were or what the theatre was like. The only exceptions would be the Palace because I remember seeing Les Mis there, and the Garrick because it stood out that you went downstairs to get to the stalls. Some of them certainly blend into one! I can't for the life of me remember what the Fortune is like, for instance. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 23, 2019 13:56:02 GMT
Only 19, BurlyBeaR ? I'm currently on 22, so that's 3-0 to me! You’re much, much older than me 😑 |
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Post by irisjeregenboog on Nov 23, 2019 14:43:36 GMT
I've visited a whopping 5 theatres: Novello Palace St Martin's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Theatre Royal Haymarket but I hope to visit some more in 2020 |
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Post by anita on Nov 23, 2019 14:53:27 GMT
I think all of them except Fortune & Playhouse.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 23, 2019 15:38:16 GMT
I had to google for the name of the one I’d seen La Cage Aux Folles at, with Graham Norton, after years of trying to forget the experience.
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Post by craig on Nov 23, 2019 15:55:24 GMT
I had to google for the name of the one I’d seen La Cage Aux Folles at, with Graham Norton, after years of trying to forget the experience. 😂 Playhouse? I saw that production but mercifully minus Norton. |
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Post by greeny11 on Nov 23, 2019 16:03:18 GMT
I've been to all of them except Fortune, Lyric, St Martins and Trafalgar Studios
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 23, 2019 16:16:26 GMT
I had to google for the name of the one I’d seen La Cage Aux Folles at, with Graham Norton, after years of trying to forget the experience. 😂 Playhouse? I saw that production but mercifully minus Norton. Yes. Very cute little theatre. I seem to remember walking in off the street and virtually straight into the stalls. |
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Post by Jon on Nov 23, 2019 16:21:01 GMT
I've been to all but the Duchess, Criterion and the Fortune.
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Post by craig on Nov 23, 2019 16:26:46 GMT
I've been to all but the Duchess, Criterion and the Fortune. Good going. Someone must have been to them ALL. |
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Post by ensembleswings on Nov 23, 2019 16:33:11 GMT
Visited :
Adelphi
Aldwych
Ambassadors
Apollo
Apollo Victoria
Arts
Cambridge
Criterion
Dominion
Duchess
Duke Of York's
Garrick
Gielgud
Gillian Lynne
London Palladium
Lyceum
Noël Coward
Novello
Phoenix
Piccadilly
Prince Edward
Prince Of Wales
Savoy
Shaftesbury
Sondheim (Queens)
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Trafalgar Studios
Vaudeville
Victoria Palace
Yet to visit:
Fortune
Harold Pinter
Her Majesty’s
Lyric
Palace
Playhouse
St Martin’s
Wyndham’s
Surprised to see I’ve visited 30 of them, didn’t think it was as many as that.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 18:54:14 GMT
Right, I have nothing better to do tonight, so I googled them all, and here's my tally - some recent, some... not so. The nos are ones where I can't find anything I recognise. I've seen a lot of things over the last 35 years though, and I may have forgotten stuff. So, as far as I can tell, I've been to 17. Not bad for someone who lives in the sticks and doesn't go to London more than a couple of times a year over the last few years, and far less often in the 80s and 90s.
Adelphi - yes, Derren Brown
Aldwych - no
Ambassadors - yes, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Apollo - yes, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Apollo Victoria - no
Arts - yes, Six
Cambridge - yes, Derren Brown
Criterion - no
Dominion - no
Duchess - no
Duke Of York's - yes, The Glass Menagerie, Rosmersholm
Fortune - no
Garrick - yes, Branagh plays
Gielgud - yes, Company
Gillian Lynne - no
Harold Pinter - no
Her Majesty's -
London Palladium - no
Lyceum - no
Lyric - yes, Burn This & Look Back in Anger
Noël Coward - no
Novello - no
Palace - yes, Les Mis & Spamalot
Phoenix - yes, Renaissance/Branagh season
Piccadilly - Yes, Tango at the End of Winter
Playhouse - no
Prince Edward - yes, Martin Guerre
Prince Of Wales - no
Savoy - no
Shaftesbury - no
Sondheim (Queens) - yes, Les Mis
St Martins - no
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane -yes, Miss Saigon
Theatre Royal Haymarket - yes, Streetcar Named Desire, Much Ado About Nothing
Trafalgar Studios - no
Vaudeville - no
Victoria Palace - no
Wyndham's - yes, Doktor Glas
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Post by dontdreamit on Nov 23, 2019 18:56:09 GMT
I've been to all but the Duchess, Criterion and the Fortune. Good going. Someone must have been to them ALL. TheatreMonkey? |
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