Savoy Theatre

Savoy Theatre

Original facade of the Savoy Theatre, 1881

Address	Savoy Street
City	Westminster, London
Architect	C. J. Phipps
Owned by	Ambassador Theatre Group
Capacity	c. 1,150 on 3 levels
Type	West End theatre
Opened	10 October 1881
Rebuilt	1929 Frank Tugwell 1993 William Whitfield
Production	Legally Blonde
	Coordinates: 51°30′37″N 0°07′16″W / 51.510139°N 0.121°W / 51.510139; -0.121

The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre located in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London, England. The theatre opened on 10 October 1881 and was built by Richard D'Oyly Carte on the site of the old Savoy Palace as a showcase for the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, which became known as the Savoy Operas as a result.

The theatre was the first theatre, and the first public building in the world, to be lit entirely by electricity.¹ In 1889, Richard D'Oyly Carte built the Savoy Hotel next to the theatre. For many years, the Savoy was the home of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and it was run by the Carte family for over a century. Richard's son Rupert D'Oyly Carte rebuilt and modernised the theatre in 1929, and it was rebuilt again in 1993 following a fire. It is a Grade II* listed building.²

Apart from The Mikado and other famous Gilbert and Sullivan premières, the theatre has hosted such notable premières as Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit in 1941. In recent years it has presented opera, Shakespeare and other non-musical plays, as well as musicals, including revivals of Fiddler on the Roof and Carousel, and new shows like Never Forget. The original London production of Legally Blonde has been playing at the theatre since December 2009.

1 History of the site
2 Richard D'Oyly Carte's theatre
3 Rupert D'Oyly Carte's theatre
4 1990 fire and restored theatre
5 Recent and present productions
6 Nearby Tube Stations
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links

History of the site

The House of Savoy was the ruling family of Savoy descended from Humbert I, Count of Sabaudia (or "Maurienne"), who became count in 1032. The name Sabaudia evolved into "Savoy" (or "Savoie"). Count Peter (or Piers or Piero) of Savoy (d. 1268) was the maternal uncle of Eleanor of Provence, queen-consort of Henry III of England, and came with her to London.

The Savoy Palace

King Henry made Peter Earl of Richmond and, in 1246, gave him the land between The Strand and the Thames where Peter built the Savoy Palace in 1263. On Peter's death, the Savoy was given to Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster, by his mother, Queen Eleanor. Edmund's great-granddaughter, Blanche, inherited the site. Her husband, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, built a magnificent palace that was burned down by Wat Tyler's followers in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. King Richard II was still a child, and his uncle John of Gaunt was the power behind the throne and so a main target of the rebels.

In about 1505, Henry VII planned a great hospital for "pouer, nedie people", leaving money and instructions for it in his will. The hospital was built in the palace ruins and licensed in 1512. Drawings show that it was a magnificent building, with a dormitory, dining hall and three chapels. Henry VII's hospital lasted for two centuries but suffered from poor management. The sixteenth-century historian Stow noted that the hospital was being misused by "loiterers, vagabonds and strumpets". In 1702, the hospital was dissolved, and the hospital buildings were used for other purposes. Part of the old palace was used for a military prison in the eighteenth century. In the nineteenth century, the old hospital buildings were demolished and new buildings erected.³

In 1864 a fire burned everything except the stone walls and the Savoy Chapel, and the property sat empty until Richard D'Oyly Carte bought it in 1880 to build the Savoy Theatre specifically for the production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, of which he was the producer.⁴ The new theatre was built speedily, and accounts noted that it "was situated on a site which, though rich in historical associations, was also rich in the olfactory sense. Mr Rimmeil's scent factory was close by as was Burgess's Noted Fish-Sauce Shop."³⁵

Richard D'Oyly Carte's theatre

Original interior of Savoy Theatre, 1881

Carte bought the freehold of the site, then known as "Beaufort Buildings", early in 1880 for £11,000, but had begun planning his theatre several years before. In 1877, he employed Walter Emden, an architect whose work includes the Garrick and the Duke of York's theatres.⁶ Before purchase, Carte had been assured by government officials that they would open a new street on the south side of the plot, provided he paid half the cost. He paid his half in March 1880, but the officials caused lengthy further delays. Carte told The Times, "I am struggling in the meshes of red tape".⁷ He finally received the necessary agreement in June. At the same time he ran into another obstacle: Emden suddenly revised his estimate of building costs upward from £12,000 to £18,000. Carte dismissed Emden, who sued for £1,790 for services to date and £3,000 for wrongful dismissal.⁶

Design of the theatre was given to C. J. Phipps. The builders were Patman and Fotheringham. Plans were drawn up and executed with speed and efficiency. Nonetheless, the advertised opening date had to be put back several times while the innovative electrical work was completed.⁶ The Savoy finally opened on 10 October 1881.⁸ Carte had at one time intended to call it the Beaufort Theatre,⁹ but he announced in a letter to The Daily Telegraph in 1881, "On the Savoy Manor there was formerly a theatre. I have used the ancient name as an appropriate title for the present one."⁶

1896 programme with Savoy Coat of Arms

On the opening night Phipps took curtain calls along with Gilbert, Sullivan and Carte.⁶ The Times commented, "A perfect view of the stage can be had from every seat in the house."¹ The decoration by Collinson and Locke was "in the manner of the Italian Renaissance", with white, pale yellow and gold predominating, including a gold satin curtain (instead of the usual printed act-drop), red boxes and dark blue seats. Exits on all four sides of the theatre were provided, and fireproof materials were used to ensure maximum safety.¹ There were three tiers with four levels: stalls and pit, balcony, circle, and amphitheatre and gallery at the top. The total seating capacity was 1,292.¹⁰ The proscenium arch was 30 feet (9.1 m) high by 30 feet (9.1 m) wide, and the stage was 27 feet (8.2 m) deep from the proscenium to the back wall.¹¹ The theatre originally had its main entrance on the Embankment. The parcel on which it was built is steep, stretching from the Strand down to the Embankment along Beaufort Street. After Carte built the Savoy Hotel in 1889, the entrance to the theatre was moved to the hotel's courtyard off the Strand, where it is today.

The Savoy was a state-of-the-art theatre and the first public building in the world to be lit entirely by electricity.¹² About 1,200 incandescent lamps were used, powered by a 120 horsepower generator on open land near the theatre.¹ Carte explained why he had introduced electric light: "The greatest drawbacks to the enjoyment of the theatrical performances are, undoubtedly, the foul air and heat which pervade all theatres. As everyone knows, each gas-burner consumes as much oxygen as many people, and causes great heat beside. The incandescent lamps consume no oxygen, and cause no perceptible heat."¹³ The first generator proved too small to power the whole building, and though the entire front-of-house was electrically lit, the stage was lit by gas until 28 December 1881. At that performance, Carte stepped on stage and broke a glowing lightbulb before the audience to demonstrate the safety of the new technology. The Times described the electric lighting as superior, visually, to gaslight.¹⁴ Gaslights were installed as a backup, but they rarely had to be used.⁶ The Times concluded that the theatre "is admirably adapted for its purpose, its acoustic qualities are excellent, and all reasonable demands of comfort and taste are complied with."¹⁵ Carte and his manager, George Edwardes (later famous as manager of the Gaiety Theatre), introduced several innovations including numbered seating, free programme booklets, proper whisky in the bars, the "queue" system for the pit and gallery (an American idea) and a policy of no tipping for cloakroom or other services.¹⁶ Daily expenses at the theatre were about half the possible takings from ticket sales.¹²¹⁷¹⁸

1881 Programme for Patience

The work that opened the new theatre was Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera Patience, which been running since April 1881 at the smaller Opera Comique.¹⁶ The last eight of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas were premièred at the Savoy: Iolanthe (1882), Princess Ida (1884), The Mikado (1885), Ruddigore (1887), The Yeomen of the Guard (1888) The Gondoliers (1889)), Utopia, Limited (1893), and The Grand Duke (1896), and the term Savoy Opera has come to be associated with all their joint works. After the end of the Gilbert and Sullivan partnership, Carte, and later his widow, Helen (and her manager from 1901–1903, William Greet), staged other comic operas at the theatre by Arthur Sullivan and others, notably Ivan Caryll, Sydney Grundy, Basil Hood and Edward German.¹⁹ The Savoy Operas of the 1890s, however, were far less successful than those of the Gilbert and Sullivan heyday. After Carte's production of The Chieftain ended in March 1885, the Theatre briefly hosted the Carl Rosa Opera Company and then closed until late 1895, when Carte resumed productions at the theatre. Sullivan died in 1900, and Richard D'Oyly Carte died in 1901.²⁰

In 1903, the theatre closed and was reopened under the management of John Leigh and Edward Laurillard from February 1904 (beginning with a musical, The Love Birds) to December 1906.⁹ The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company returned to the Savoy for repertory seasons between 1906 and 1909, in which year C. H. Workman took over the management of the theatre. He produced, among other works, Gilbert's final opera, with music by German, Fallen Fairies in 1909–10, which ran for only 51 performances.²¹ He also produced Two Merry Monarchs and Orpheus and Eurydice in 1910, the latter of which starred Marie Brema and Viola Tree in the title roles.²² The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company did not play in the theatre from 1909 until 1929,²³ instead touring throughout Britain and playing London seasons in other theatres, and other works held the stage of the Savoy. George Augustus Richardson managed the theatre from November 1911 to February 1915.⁹

Rupert D'Oyly Carte's theatre

In 1915, Richard D'Oyly Carte's son, Rupert D'Oyly Carte, took over management of the theatre.⁹ After serving in the navy in World War I, Carte decided to bring the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company back to London in first-rate style. He began to mount seasons of updated and refreshed Gilbert and Sullivan productions at the Prince's Theatre in 1919.¹⁶

1926 costume for The Mikado

On 3 June 1929, Carte closed the Savoy Theatre, and the interior was completely rebuilt to designs by Frank A. Tugwell with elaborate décor by Basil Ionides. The ceiling was painted to resemble an April sky; the walls, translucent gold on silver; the rows of stalls were all richly upholstered in different colours, and the curtain repeated the tones of the seating. Ionides said that he took the colour scheme from a bed of zinnias in Hyde Park.¹⁶ The entire floor space had been replanned: the old cloakrooms and bar at the back of the theatre were relocated to the side, and instead of 18 boxes there was now only one. The new auditorium had two tiers leaving three levels: stalls, dress, and upper circle. The capacity of the old house, originally 1,292, had been reduced to 986 by 1912,²⁴ and the new theatre restored the capacity almost completely, with 1,200 seats.²⁵ The new stage was 29 feet, 4 inches wide, by 29 feet, 6 inches deep.⁹

The theatre reopened on 21 October 1929 with a new production of The Gondoliers designed by Charles Ricketts and conducted by Malcolm Sargent.²⁶ In the only box sat Lady Gilbert, the librettist's widow.¹⁶ There were Gilbert and Sullivan seasons at the Savoy Theatre in 1929–30, 1932–33, 1951, 1954, 1961–62, 1975, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. Other famous works presented at the Savoy included the première of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit (1941, which ran 1,997 consecutive performances, setting a new record for non-musical theatre runs), Robert Morley in The Man Who Came to Dinner, and several comedies by William Douglas-Home starring, among others, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, and John Mills.

After Rupert D'Oyly Carte's death in 1948, his daughter, Bridget D'Oyly Carte, succeeded to the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and became a director and later president of the Savoy Hotel group, which controlled the theatre. Management of the theatre was assumed in 1948 by Sir Hugh Wontner, chairman of the Savoy hotel group.⁹ The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company closed in 1982, and Dame Bridget died childless in 1985, bringing the family line to an end. Wontner continued as chairman of the theatre until his death in 1992.²⁷

1990 fire and restored theatre

While the theatre was being renovated in February 1990, a fire gutted the building, except for the stage and backstage areas. Tugwell's and Ionides's designs had been preserved, however, allowing the accurate restoration of the theatre under the direction of the architect Sir William Whitfield, Sir Hugh Wontner and the theatre's manager, Kevin Chapple.²⁸ It reopened on 19 July 1993. The present theatre has a capacity of 1,158. During the renovation, an extra storey was added above the theatre that includes a health club for the hotel and a swimming pool above the stage. The reopened theatre was the venue for the World Chess Championship in 1993, won by Garry Kasparov.

The Savoy Theatre and hotel entrance today

In 1993, Noel Coward's Relative Values, played at the theatre, having premièred there in 1951. Tom Stoppard's Travesties, with Anthony Sher was next, and in 1994 the musical She Loves Me played, with Ruthie Henshall and John Gordon Sinclair. These were followed by Terry Johnson's Dead Funny; Alan Ayckbourn's Communicating Doors (which transferred to the theatre in 1996), with Angela Thorne; J. B. Priestley's When We Are Married, with Dawn French, Alison Steadman, and Leo McKern; and Ben Travers' Plunder, with Griff Rhys Jones and Kevin McNally. In 1997, a group led by Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen was given management of the theatre by The Savoy Group. Productions that followed included Simon Callow in The Importance of Being Oscar; Pet Shop Boys in concert, Ian Richardson in Pinero's The Magistrate; Edward Fox in A Letter of Resignation; the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Richard III, with Robert Lindsay; and Coward's Hay Fever, with Geraldine McEwan in 1999.

In 2000, the briefly reconstituted D'Oyly Carte Opera Company produced H.M.S. Pinafore at the theatre. Donald Sutherland then starred in Enigmatic Variations, followed by a second D'Oyly Carte season, playing The Pirates of Penzance, and then Antarctica by David Young.²⁹ In 2002, a season of Return to the Forbidden Planet was followed by the D'Oyly Carte productions of Iolanthe, The Yeomen of the Guard and The Mikado, and then a revival of Yasmina Reza's Life x 3. In 2003, the company revived Pinafore, followed by Bea Arthur at The Savoy, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, Peter Pan and Pirates. These were followed by The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville performed by The Savoy Opera Company in 2004. Next were seasons of Lorna Luft starring in Songs My Mother Taught Me and the new salsa musical Murderous Instincts. Coward's Blithe Spirit was revived in 2004–05.²⁹

The Savoy Hotel group, including the theatre, was sold in 2004 to Quinlan Private which, in turn, sold the theatre in 2005 to the Ambassador Theatre Group (selling the Savoy Hotel to Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal).³⁰³¹ Productions under the new ownership have included The Rat Pack, which closed in October 2006, and a new musical version of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, directed by Trevor Nunn, which premièred in 2006. Fiddler On The Roof, starring Henry Goodman as Tevye, played at the theatre from May 2007 to February 2008³² and has been followed mostly by other musicals, including the current production of Legally Blonde.

Recent and present productions

Legal Fictions by John Mortimer (21 February 2008 – 19 April 2008), starring Edward Fox
Never Forget (7 May 2008 – 15 November 2008), a new musical with a book by Daniel Brocklehurst, Guy Jones and Ed Curtis based on the 1990s songs of the band Take That and the music and lyrics of Gary Barlow.
Carousel (29 November 2008–2009) by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, starring Lesley Garrett
Dreamboats and Petticoats (22 July 2009 – 12 September 2009)
Legally Blonde (5 December 2009 – ).

Nearby Tube Stations

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Savoy Theatre", The Times, 3 October 1881
^ Images of England — details from listed building database (427797) - Grade II*
^ ^a ^b Somerville, Robert. The Savoy: Manor, Hospital, Chapel (1960) London: Duchy of Lancaster.
^ "Savoy 2009 Leading the Past", Savoy Hotel website, 2009
^ D'Oyly Carte Opera Company website, on Patience accessed 1 March 2007
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "100 Electrifying Years", The Savoyard, Volume XX no. 2, D'Oyly Carte Opera Trust, September 1981, pp. 4–6
^ Carte, Richard D'Oyly. "Building Difficulties", The Times, 22 May 1880, p. 6
^ Rollins and Witts, p. 8
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Howard, p. 214
^ 18 private boxes (72 seats); 150 stalls, 250 pit, 160 balcony, 160 circle, and 500 (maximum) amphitheatre and gallery. "The Savoy Theatre", The Times, 3 October 1881
^ Who's Who in the Theatre, 1912, p. 297. Chapple, p. 11, and Howard, p. 214, give the dimensions as 60 feet wide by 52 feet deep, but those measurements included the wing space and the scene dock at the rear.
^ ^a ^b Burgess, Michael. "Richard D'Oyly Carte", The Savoyard, January 1975, pp. 7–11
^ "Richard D'Oyly Carte", at the Lyric Opera San Diego website, June 2009
^ Description of lightbulb experiment in The Times, 28 December 1881
^ "The Savoy Theatre", The Times, 11 October 1881
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bettany, unnumbered page (there are no page numbers in the book)
^ Dark and Grey, p. 85
^ The Strand, including the Savoy Theatre, and a depiction of Richard D'Oyly Carte, are featured in Nicholas Meyer's 1976 novel The West End Horror.
^ Rollins and Witts, pp 16–19
^ Wilson and Lloyd, p. 52
^ Rollins and Witts, p. 22
^ Wearing, vol. 1, p. 24
^ Rollins and Witts, pp. 22–154.
^ Who's Who in the Theatre, 1912, p. 297. The seating plan in that edition shows only 8 boxes instead of the original 18, and reduced numbers of seats in the Dress (156) and Upper Circle (127) (as they were by then named).
^ "Reopening of the Savoy", The Times, 21 October 1929.
^ Rupert D'Oyly Carte's 1929–30 Season at the G&S Archive
^ The Times, obituary of Hugh Wontner, 27 November 1992
^ Kevin Chapple obituary
^ ^a ^b Information from the Ambassador Theatre Group's website
^ Walsh, Dominic. "Savoy Group changes name after deal", The Times, 25 January 2005
^ Bawden, Tom. "Curtain rises on new Savoy Theatre owner", The Times, 13 October 2005
^ Fiddler on the Roof 2007 production at ThisIsTheatre.com

References

Allen, Reginald (1975). The First Night Gilbert and Sullivan (Centennial Edition ed.). London: Chappell & Co. Ltd.
Chapple, Kevin and Jane Thorne (Eds.) Reflected Light: The Story of the Savoy Theatre (1993) Dewynters plc
Bettany, Clemence (1975). D'Oyly Carte Centenary 1875–1975. London: D'Oyly Carte Opera Trust.
Dark, Sidney; Rowland Grey (1923). W. S. Gilbert: His Life and Letters. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Earl, John; Michael Sell (2000). Guide to British Theatres 1750–1950. London: Theatres Trust. pp. 139–40 ISBN 0-7136-5688-3
Howard, Diana (1970). London Theatres and Music Halls 1850–1950. Old Woking, England: The Library Association; Gresham Press.
Rollins, Cyril; R. John Witts (1962). The D'Oyly Carte Company, A Record of Productions. London: Michael Joseph.
Wearing, J. P. The London Stage, 1910-1919: A Calendar of Players and Plays, Scarecrow Press (1982) ISBN 0-8108-1596-6
Savoy Theatre Programmes, 26 March 1975 and March 2002.
Savoy Theatre History With Images, and Archive material.
Savoy Theatre on thisistheatre.com
Who's Who in the Theatre, edited by John Parker, 1st edition, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, London, 1912
Who's Who in the Theatre, edited by John Parker, 10th ed., revised, London, 1947, p. 1184.
Wilson, Robin; Frederic Lloyd (1984). Gilbert & Sullivan – The Official D'Oyly Carte Picture History. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

v • d • e ATG Venues UK

London West End Theatres	Apollo Victoria Theatre • Comedy Theatre • Donmar Warehouse • Duke of York's Theatre • Fortune Theatre • Lyceum Theatre, London • Phoenix Theatre • Piccadilly Theatre • Playhouse Theatre • Savoy Theatre • Trafalgar Studios

Provincial Theatres	Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham • Bristol Hippodrome • Churchill Theatre, Bromley • Edinburgh Playhouse • Grimsby Auditorium • King's Theatre, Glasgow • Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone • Liverpool Empire Theatre • Manchester Opera House • Manchester Palace Theatre • Milton Keynes Theatre • New Victoria Theatre, Woking • New Theatre Oxford • OFS Studio, Oxford • Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent • Rhoda McGaw Theatre, Woking • Richmond Theatre • Sunderland Empire • Southport Theatre • Spa Pavillion, Felixstowe • Theatre Royal, Brighton • Theatre Royal, Glasgow • Victoria Hall, Stoke on Trent • New Wimbledon Theatre • Wimbledon Studio • York Grand Opera House

Other Venues	Ambassadors Cinema, Woking

External links

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IndieLondon: Legally Blonde - Sheridan Smith extends contract ...: Legally Blonde The Musical, which has recently released the original London live cast recording, is currently booking at the Savoy Theatre until October 29, 2011. Read more about Legally Blonde The Musical · Legally Blonde The Musical ...
Dennis Rollins-shows in the UK and Ireland during October | News ...: The Savoy Theatre, Patrick's Street, Cork Box office: 021 422 3910 http://www.guinnessjazzfestival.com/. Tuesday 26: Metropolis, Bristol 135-137 Cheltenham Road, St. Paul's, Bristol BS6 5RR Box Office: 0117 909 6655 ...
theulcollective: Review: One Republic Live at the Savoy Theatre, Cork: American rockers One Republic gave a blistering performance last night at Cork's Savoy Theatre to a packed house, with support from Irish rock group The Shoos. The modern American rock group first hit the big time via their ...
Sheridan Smith to leave Legally Blonde: West End star Sheridan Smith has announced the date of her departure from hit West End show Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre in London. Sheridan Smith. Confirming the date via her Twitter page, Smith will leave the show on 23 October ...
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Poli Palace, Majestic Theater & Savoy Hotel, Bridgeport - Damned ...: The Damned Story: In the heart of Bridgeport stands an abandoned 13-acre building complex that includes the Poli Palace, the Majestic Theater and the Savoy Hotel, each of which were once glorious edifices and now are empty and crumbling ...
News: Denise Van Outen Goes Legally Blonde, New Cast | The Drama ...: As previously tipped, Denise Van Outen will take over from Jill Halfpenny as hairdresser Paulette in Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre. She commences –
Jessie Cave & Jason Isaacs attend Legally Blonde gala performance ...: Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown) and Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) attended tonight's gala performance of the London production of Legally Blonde: The Musical at the Savoy Theatre. Photos of both Harry Potter actors - who are currently ...
Legally Blonde at The Savoy Theatre: Starting her musical career young in the National Youth Theatre it is no surprise that both her singing and acting are of the highest standard. The role of Elle Woods comes so naturally to her that this London production becomes just as ...
Sheridan Smith Stays Blonde | Cheapshows.co.uk: The London cast recording of Legally Blonde The Musical, which was recorded live at the Savoy Theatre, was released last week by First Night Records and is doing brisk business. Buy the London cast recording of Legally Blonde ...
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The Pogues announce Christmas 2010 dates in the UK and Ireland ...: 1 Oct 2010 – Beamish Cork Folk Festival, Savoy Theatre, Cork (with Sharon Shannon). You can get more details at the Pogues.com forum here. Tags: Andrew Ranken, celtic, Darryl Hunt, England, ireland, James Fearnley, Jem Finer, ...
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Backstage: David Stringer, Wardrobe Master | The Official London ...: The Official London Theatre Guide website news on Backstage: David Stringer, Wardrobe Master. ... Show:Legally Blonde The Musical. showing at: Savoy Theatre. box Office: 0870 164 8787 ...
NEWS: House of Games casting announced for Almeida Theatre « The Kaje: His other extensive directing credits include Mamet's Oleanna, A Life in the Theatre and Sexual Perversity in Chicago, as well as, more recently, Fiddler on the Roof for Sheffield Theatres and the Savoy Theatre, Three Sisters on Hope ...
Pictures of Denise Van Outen and Lee Mead With Baby Betsy Before ...: She is preparing for her return to the stage as Paulette in Legally Blonde The Musical at the Savoy Theatre on 25 October. Denise has tweeted her excitement about the role, and defended her decision to be a working mum, explaining it's ...
where is the stage door for the Savoy theatre in London Westend?: I know it's at the theatre (duh) so no silly comments, I just want to know the easiest way to get to it because I have found it hard to find stage doors in london before. Related posts: I am looking for a stage manager job in london ...
Review: The Three Pianos – Savoy Theatre, May 16: On, Sunday May 16th the Three Pianos returned to the Savoy stage. The anticipation was evident as the expected full house of fans quickly took to their seats for what has become a favorite among regular concert goers. ...
Top 10: West End Flops | Show and Stay Magazine: The “salsa-comedy-murder-mystery” opened at the Savoy Theatre in 2004 with Broadway producer Manny Fox at the helm. The show muddled through the story of a recently widowed wife of a booze tycoon and her many feuds with family members ...
Legally Blonde – Free Dinner | London Theatre from westendtheatre.com: Pre or post theatre dinner at Thai Square and ticket to the show only £47.50 (ticket usually £50). Legally Blond at the Savoy Theatre in London. Sheridan Smith in Legally Blonde. Westendtheatre.com presents a great theatre dinner ...
Photographs And Memories Of Cape Breton Island: The Old Glace Bay ...: The Old Glace Bay Savoy Theatre-Cape Breton Island-Nova Scotia. Posted by KrazyFella at Saturday, June 19, 2010. Labels: The Old Glace Bay Savoy Theatre. 0 comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post Older Post Home ...
Review – Legally Blonde Gala Night, Savoy Theatre « West End Whingers: Review – Legally Blonde Gala Night, Savoy Theatre. Thursday 14 January 2010. Yes we know. We are getting more insufferably grand by the day. And that grandness is tugging at the already fraying hems of the very fabric of the Whingers' ...
Top 5 London Musicals For A Girls' Night Out | Starting Out London ...: Based on the glittering film of the same name, Legally Blonde The Musical at London's Savoy Theatre is feel-good, fun and fabulous. A sassy Sheridan Smith takes on the role of social butterfly and homecoming queen Elle Woods who enrols ...
Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre – Save £31.50 | London Theatre ...: Save £31.50 on tickets to see LEGALLY BLONDE at the Savoy Theatre in London.
Recording released for Legally's London cast | The Official London ...: The album, recorded live at the Savoy theatre, where Legally Blonde The Musical opened early this year, features the show's original cast, including Sheridan Smith, Duncan James, Jill Halfpenny, Peter Davison and Alex Gaumond. ...
Japanese Popstars & Justin Robertson: Saturday May 22nd Savoy Theatre Cork Doors 10pm E15 from tickets.ie and ticketmaster.ie Streetlife presents : The Japanese Popstars & Justin Robertson in the Lobby A huge Festival Favourite the Japanese Popstars top the bill at the ...
Cape Breton's Entertainment Guide • Review: Derek Edwards “It's a ...: On Thursday, May 6th, I made my way to the Savoy Theatre to see Derek Edwards' “It's a Blunderful Life” stand-up comedy show. Edwards is a very successful comedian with a long resume so I was really looking forward to seeing this guy in ...
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Make a Dash for London's Shopping Scene | Starting Out London ...: It's also home to various entertainment establishments, such as the Savoy Theatre and the Adelphi Theatre. Having once been a popular gathering spot for seminal writers and thinkers, including Charles Dickens, Thomas Carlyle and John ...
Biography of Arthur Sullivan: Operetta Master, Musical Partner of ...: ... 1871) with playwright William Gilbert. The changes also brought Gilbert and Sullivan fame and prominence. Together they produced successful operettas known as "Savoy Operas" usually performed at the Savoy Theatre in London's Strand. ...
Top London Luxury Hotels in Best Locations: Ritz, Knightsbridge ...: Closed for extensive £100 million restoration at the time of writing, the historic Art Deco Savoy is due to re-open in fall 2009. It's ideal for London's theatre-land, and of course has its own Savoy Theatre, which remains open while ...
todoMUSICALES: Denise Van Outen, Siobhan Dillon y Carley Stenson ...: Interpretarán a Paulette, Vivienne y Margot a partir del 25 de octubre de 2010 en el musical basado en la película homónima actualmente en cartel en el Savoy Theatre del West End.
Legally Blonde – Savoy Theatre – Reviews round-up | London Theatre ...: Round-up of reviews of LEGALLY BLONDE at the Savoy Theatre in London.
The Craic in Cape Breton. « The Celtic Music Fan: On Friday, October 15th at the Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay Tunes gu leòr Volume II will showcase what their collaborations have produced. This concert will also feature Chris and Catriona, backed by a string orchestra, playing some newly ...
The Great British Songbook with Jill Halfpenny | London Theatre ...: Jill Halfpenny, currently starring in the smash hit musical Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre, will perform the songs of Anthony Newley, Gary Barlow, Eric Clapton, The Beautiful South, Richard O Brien, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, ...
Savoy Theatre - Theatre Guide - Musicalverse: Use the Transport For London Cycle Journey Planner to find a suitable cycle route to the Savoy Theatre. Enter your starting location and the postcode of the Savoy Theatre (WC2R 0ET) ...
Carroll and Drew in House Of Games | The Official London Theatre Guide: Drew's numerous other stage credits include Enron at the Royal Court and Noël Coward theatre, Faces In The Crowd and The Stone at the Royal Court, Otherwise Engaged at the Criterion theatre and Blithe Sprit at the Savoy theatre. ...
ALEX GAUMOND in Legally Blonde | London Theatre from ...: But this month proves a turning point in his career as he takes on one of the principal roles in the new big budget musical Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre in London. The reviews have been kind – with Variety in particular full of ...
IndieLondon: When We Are Married - Garrick Theatre - Your London ...: Luscombe's recent credits include Enjoy (Gielgud Theatre), Alphabetical Order (Hampstead Theatre) and The Comedy Of Errors (Shakespeare's Globe). When We Are Married was last staged in the capital – at the Savoy Theatre – in 1996. ...
Joan Rice's Letter, September 9th 1959: Northover, who must have arranged things for her during a stage production that she appeared in at the Savoy Theatre in Kettering, Northants in 1959. It reads: Savoy Theatre. 9 Sept 59. Dear Mr Northover, ...
Savoy Theatre table at the Midnight Theatrical Ball | Flickr ...: Format: Glass plate negative. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Thomas Lennon Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=Thomas_Lennon_Photographic ...
Sheridan Smith to Remain in West End Legally Blonde Through ...: Sheridan Smith will continue in her role as Elle Woods in the West End production of Legally Blonde The Musical, playing at the Savoy Theatre, through January 9. Smith's other stage credits include Bugsy Malone, Into the Woods, ...
Burn`s Wharf Theatre presents Iolanthe musical comedy « Auberge Inn: Iolanthe (pronounced /aɪ.oʊˈlænθi/) was first produced in London at the Savoy Theatre, on 25 November 1882, and ran for 398 performances. It was the first of Gilbert and Sullivan's operas to premiere at the Savoy Theatre. ...
An Insight to London's Theatre: The Savoy Theatre. Established in 1881, The Savoy Theatre has charmed the audience since then. One of the most popular performances is the “Carousel” musical, which depicts a fascinating story about relationships. National Theatre ...
Yoga Healthy: Denise Van Outen returns to the stage in Legally ...: Her supporting role in the production at the Savoy Theatre comes after several high-profile West End roles, including Chicago, Rent Remixed and Tell Me On A Sunday. Writing on her Twitter page, the 36-year-old enthused: 'I'm really ...
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GRACE NOTES: GRACE NOTES - Aug. 27, 2010: Sheridan Smith will continue in her role as Elle Woods in the West End production of Legally Blonde The Musical, playing at the Savoy Theatre, through Jan. 9. legallyblondethemusical.co.uk. Denise Van Outen, Siobhan Dillon and Carley ...
Savoy Theatre – In London 11-03-10: 2 Images Added. Duncan James leaves the Savoy Theatre after his latest performance in West End Musical Legally Blonde. Post to Twitter.
IndieLondon: House of Games - Almeida Theatre - Your London Reviews: His other credits include Oleanna, A Life in the Theatre, Sexual Perversity in Chicago and, more recently, Fiddler on the Roof (Sheffield Theatres and the Savoy Theatre), Three Sisters on Hope Street (Hampstead Theatre), Carousel (Savoy ...
Review – Carousel without Lesley Garrett, Savoy Theatre « West End ...: For as they descended the many flights of stairs down into the bowels of the Savoy Theatre there in front of them was the (usually) dreaded sign which announced that not only was La Garrett “indisposed” ** but so too were a flurry of ...
Never Forget – Savoy Theatre « Gari's Blog: Yesterday evening I was at the Savoy Theatre, London for the press night of Never Forget, the new musical which is largely based around the songs of Mancunian boy band Take That. I say 'new'… however, as a Mancunian, I was fortunate ...
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IndieLondon: Yes, Prime Minister - Gielgud Theatre - Your London ...: His other numerous theatre credits include Teyve in Fiddler on the Roof (Sheffield Theatres and the Savoy Theatre); Shylock in Trevor Nunn's production of The Merchant of Venice, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Roy Cohn in Angels in ...
Gilbert and Sullivan: Influences of "The Mikado": The Mikado, introduced at the Savoy Theatre in London on March 14, 1885, was the ninth in the series of comic operas written by W.S. Gilbert with music composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan. The original Savoy Theatre run of The Mikado was ...
Pet Shop Boys – Somewhere Lowest Price!: A documentary and performance at the Savoy Theatre, June 1997, featuring PET SHOP BOYS originals and covers of songs by DAVID BOWIE, the VILLAGE PEOPLE and LEONARD BERNSTEIN. TRACKLISTING: 1. YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD ...
IndieLondon: Legally Blonde - London Live Cast Recording - Your ...: Legally Blonde The Musical is currently booking at the Savoy Theatre until October 29, 2011. However, from September 2010, it will perform Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm with matinees on Thursday and Saturday at 2.30pm. ...
Carousel - Savoy Theatre - London Theatre Tickets: Carousel musical is currently playing at the Savoy Theatre in the West End of London. Tickets for this spectacular theatre production are available on Gift-tours now!
Cape Breton's Entertainment Guide • CBUSU hosts Frosh Week concert ...: All other seating can be acquired at Reserv-a- Tech online, Centre 200 or Savoy Theatre. For more information visit www.cbusu.com. Related posts: Student Art Exhibited at J. Franklin Wright Gallery until June 20 · Second Wind Community ...
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Savoy Theatre - London - WC2R 0ET: 3 Reviews of Savoy Theatre "A mid sized theatre with a postage stamp footprint, the Savoy Theatre is next door to the Savoy Hotel just off the Strand. It was purpose built in the 1880s as a theatre as opposed to one of the early C20th ...
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Gig of the Week: Feeder at The Academy | Goldenplec Irish Music ...: N-DUBZ, The Savoy Theatre, Cork, € 25, Tickets.ie. Groundburst, Tower Records. August 20th. Gavin Glass, Tonic. Adebisi Shank (Album Launch), Whelans, € 12, Tickets.ie. Damien Dempsey and Mick Flannery, Macroom Castle Demesne, Macroom ...