A perfomance at Opera House, Haymarket, predecessor of Her Majesty's Theatre in circa 1808.

Her Majesty's Theatre is a theatre in London's West End. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (807x626, 123 KB) Summary The Opera House, Haymarket as drawn by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808-11). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (807x626, 123 KB) Summary The Opera House, Haymarket as drawn by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808-11). ... This article is about the British city. ... // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the...

A theatre has been on this site, in a street called the Haymarket in the St. James's district, since 1705. The first building was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh. It was initially known as The Queen's Theatre after Queen Anne, and was The King's Theatre after 1714, when a succession of male monarchs occupied the throne. At this time only a handful of theatres were permitted to operate in London. The theatre was associated with opera from the 1710s until it burnt down in 1789. It has been suggested that Drama (art form) be merged into this article or section. ... The Haymarket is a street in the St Jamess district of the City of Westminister in London, England. ... St. ... // Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... Sir John Vanbrugh in Godfrey Knellers Kit-cat portrait, considered one of Knellers finest portraits. ... Anne Stuart Oldenburg (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. ...

The second theatre opened in 1791. It saw the first London performances of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito in 1806, Così fan tutte in 1811, and Don Giovanni in 1816. John Nash and George Renton made alterations to the facade and auditorium between 1816 and 1818, and also added a shopping arcade called the Royal Opera Arcade which runs along the rear of the theatre and still stands today. When Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837 the name of the theatre was changed to Her Majesty's Theatre, Italian Opera House. The "Italian Opera House" part of the name was dropped in 1847. Then, in December 1867, the theatre was once again destroyed by fire. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621, was an opera seria written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... Così fan tutte is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. ... John Nash (1752 – 13 May 1835) was a British architect responsible for much of the layout of Regency London. ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the eminent Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877, until her death in 1901. ...

The third theatre was rebuilt in 1869 and demolished in 1892. It also presented mainly opera.

The fourth and current building, designed by CJ Phills, was opened in 1897. This building did not specialise in opera, although there were some operatic performances in its early years. The musical Chu Chin Chow, The Maid of the Mountains opened in 1916 and ran for a then record 2,235 performances. Noel Coward's play Bitter Sweet enjoyed a run of 697 performances starting in 1929. Musicals have predominated in the post World War II period, including Brigadoon (opened 1949), Paint Your Wagon (1953), West Side Story (1958) and Fiddler On The Roof which had a run of 2,030 performances starting in 1967. Since 1986 Her Majesty's has been the London home of The Phantom of the Opera. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Maid of the Mountains is a musical play, Lyrics by Harry Graham, Music by Harold Fraser-Simpson. ... Sir Noel Peirce Coward (spelling his forename Noël with the diaeresis was an affectation of later life) (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Bitter Sweet was an operetta written by Noel Coward and first produced in 1929. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... DVD cover Brigadoon is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, first produced in 1947. ... Paint Your Wagon is a 1951 Broadway musical comedy, with book and lyrics by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, set in a mining camp in Gold Rush-era California. ... The original poster for the motion picture. ... Fiddler on the Roof is one of the most famous stage and film musicals. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Original poster for The Phantom of the Opera. ...

The name of the theatre changes from Her Majesty's to His Majesty's Theatre if there is a male monarch (most recently from 1901 to 1952). This is a list of British monarchs, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed on, or incorporated, the island of Great Britain, namely: England (united with Wales from 1536) up to 1707; Scotland up to 1707; The Kingdom of Great Britain...

It also played host to two of the legendary Secret Policeman's Ball series of charity shows, organised by and starring such performers as Peter Cook, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Rowan Atkinson, and many more. The Secret Policemans Ball is the collective name for a series of fund raising performances featuring big-name comedians and musicians and other celebrities, held at various London venues, and once at a Nottingham television studio, to raise money for (and awareness of) Amnesty International. ... Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937–9 January 1995) was an English satirist, writer and comedian who is widely regarded as the leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. ... John Cleese as Q in Die Another Day. ... Graham Chapman Graham Chapman (8 January 1941–4 October 1989) was a British comedian and writer. ... Rowan Atkinson on promotion tour for his movie Bean in Hürth, Germany August, 1997 Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born January 6, 1955 in Consett, County Durham, England) is an English comedian, actor and writer best known for playing the title roles in the UK television series Blackadder and Mr. ...

The venue was also the setting for the popular ITV1 variety series Live from Her Majesty's, which ran on television from 1982 to 1985. It was on this programme that Tommy Cooper collapsed and died on stage in 1984. ITV1 is a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Tommy Cooper (March 19, 1921 – April 15, 1984) was a British comedian and magician born in Caerphilly, Wales. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Its capacity is 1,216 seats.

The Italian Opera House, Haymarket, in the late 1820s Image File history File links The Italian Opera House, The Haymarket by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd 1827-28. ...

The 1867 fire Image File history File links London, Her Majestys Theatre in 1867 File links The following pages link to this file: Her Majestys Theatre ...

Her Majesty’s Theatre in the Haymarket, home to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera. Phantom began at Her Majesty’s in 1986 and has remained there ever since ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1712x2288, 750 KB) Her Majesty’s Theatre in The Haymarket, London, England, home (as at June 2005) to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera. ...

External links

• Page with seating plan from the owner, Really Useful Theatres
• Detailed architectural history of all the versions of the theatre - from the Survey of London