The Prince Edward Theatre is a theatre situated on Old Compton Street, just north of Leicester Square in the West End of London. Theatre is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. ... For details on the adjacent London Underground station, see Leicester Square tube station The Centre of Leicester Square Leicester Square (pronounced Lester Square) is a pedestrian square in the West End of London, United Kingdom, lying to the west of Charing Cross Road, north of Trafalgar Square and east of... West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ...

Prince Edward Theatre at night

The theatre was designed in 1930 by Edward Stone, with an interior designed by Marc-Henri Levy and Gaston Laverdet. 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

It opened on April 3, 1930 with a performance of the musical Rio Rita. In 1935 it was converted to a dance and cabaret hall, being renamed the "London Casino", and renamed again as the "Queensberry All Services Club" in 1942. After the war it became the London Casino once again and in 1954 was converted to a cinema, reopening as "Castino Cinerama Theatre". April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1978 it was converted back to a theatre and given its original name, reopening with the world premiere of the musical Evita. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Madonna as Evita in the 1996 movie adaptation of the musical Evita is a musical/rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the life of Eva Perón. ...

With a capacity of 1618, it is currently showing the stage version of Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins (right, behind) as portrayed in the most famous adaptation of the character. ...

Principal Productions

• Evita (January 21, 1978 - February 8, 1986)
• Chess (May 14, 1986 - April 8, 1989)
• Anything Goes (July 4, 1989 - August 25, 1990)
• Crazy For You (March 3, 1993 - February 24, 1996)
• Martin Guerre (July 10, 1996 - February 28, 1998)
• Mamma Mia (April 6, 1999 - May 27, 2004)
• Mary Poppins (December 15, 2004 - )