The Vaudeville Theatre was originally built to a design by C J Phipps and opened in 1870. A relatively short time later the theatre was demolished and rebuilt- once again the C J Phipps design. The theatre re-opened in January 1891. It was this rebuild that added the Portland stone frontage that stands four stories high. Just four years later the interior of the building was completely gutted and rebuilt to designs, this time, by Robert Atkins. It was during this rebuild that the original horseshoe auditorium was removed and a rectangle-shaped auditorium was installed. It is this auditorium that exists today. The rebuild opened in 1926 on the twenty-third of February. During the early years the Vaudeville staged mainly revues. The musical ‘Salad Days’ opened in the Vaudeville Theatre after transferring from the Bristol Old Vic and stayed for an incredible 2, 329 performances. ‘Salad Days’ is currently the longest running show ever to be staged at the Vaudeville Theatre. Other significant productions include Willy Russell’s play ‘Shirley Valentine’ with the excellent Pauline Collins, and Arnold Wesker’s ‘Chips with Everything.’ In more recent history the Vaudeville has been home to the musical ‘70, Girls, 70’ by Kander and Ebb. Simon Gray’s ‘Hidden Laughter’ enjoyed a successful run here. In 1996 ‘Salad Days returned to the Vaudeville- though this time only ran for four months, closing in August 1996.
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Address: 404 The Strand London Greater London WC2R 0NH United Kingdom
Phone: 0870 890 0511
Website: http://www.vaudevilletheatre.org.uk,www.vaudevilletheatre.org.uk
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Get there by bus: 6,9,11,13,15,23,87,91,139,176.
Get there by tube/train: Charing Cross,Covent Garden.
Wheelchair Access: Yes
Additional Information: To contact Vaudeville Theatre please use the contact page on the website.
The stair lift can accommodate wheelchairs up to 66cm (26 inches) wide and 89cm deep (35 inches) including footrest.
The maximum weight the stair lift can accommodate is 190kg or 30 Stone (wheel chair and user).
Wheel chair users are safely secured to the stair climber. When in motion the stair lift reclines on a flat surface so that when travelling down the 6 stairs to the auditorium the wheelchair user travels upright.
Presently there are no disabled toilet facilities at the Vaudeville Theatre.
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