The musical Les Misérables transferred to the Queens Theatre in March 2004 after its run at the Palace Theatre

The Queen's Theatre is a theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End of London, next to the Gielgud Theatre, as whose twin it was designed by W. G. R. Sprague at the beginning of the 20th century. The theatre opened in 1906. As opposed to the Gielgud, whose exterior has little changed, the facade of the Queen's Theatre was hit by a German bomb in September 1940 so that the theatre today has a modern shell and an Edwardian interior. Queens Theatre, 51 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6BA. At November 2004 the theatre was showing the musical Les Miserables which began there in March 2004. ... Queens Theatre, 51 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6BA. At November 2004 the theatre was showing the musical Les Miserables which began there in March 2004. ... Les Misérables programme from Palace Theatre purchased for $5 in July 2003. ... Palace Theatre The Palace Theatre, London, is an imposing red-brick building that dominates the west side of Cambridge Circus. ... Shaftesbury Avenue is a major London street, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, that runs in a north-easterly direction from Piccadilly Circus to New Oxford Street, crossing Charing Cross Road at Cambridge Circus. ... The term West End is most commonly used to refer to the West End of London, an area mostly in the City of Westminster and partly in the London Borough of Camden, in London, England. ... Schillers Don Carlos starring Derek Jacobi as Philip II of Spain at the Gielgud Theatre, February 2005 The Gielgud Theatre, named after British actor John Gielgud, is a West End theatre in Londons Shaftesbury Avenue at the corner of Rupert Street. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The word facade (or façade) can mean one of several things. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Queen's Theatre has seen such talents as Edith Evans, George Bernard Shaw, John Gielgud, Noel Coward, Kenneth Branagh, Marlene Dietrich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Hawthorne, Jane Lapotaire, Alec Guinness, Fiona Shaw and Maggie Smith. Dame Edith Mary Evans (February 8, 1888 - October 14, 1976) was a highly regarded British actress. ... George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... John Gielgud as photographed in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten Sir Arthur John Gielgud OM CH (April 14, 1904–May 21, 2000) was an English theatre and film actor, regarded by many as one of the greatest of his time. ... Noël Coward Sir Noel Peirce Coward (spelling his forename Noël with the diaeresis was an affectation of later life, and Peirce is the correct spelling) (December 16, 1899 – March 26, 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is a versatile Emmy Award-winning British actor and film director. ... Marlene Dietrich in the 1920s Marie Magdalene Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) also known as Maria Magdalena Dietrich was a German actress, entertainer and singer. ... Miranda Richardson as Queenie in Blackadder II (1986) Miranda Richardson (Born 3 March 1958, in Southport, Lancashire) is a British actress, noted for her distinctive ability to deeply delve into the minds of the characters she plays. ... Sir Nigel Hawthorne, CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was a renowned English actor. ... Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Sir Alec Guinness, KBE, CH (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Oscar winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ... Dame Maggie Smith in Gosford Park Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (b. ...

Since April 2004, the theatre has played host to Cameron Mackintosh's production of Les Miserables which transferred, after 18 years from the Palace Theatre just 100m up the road. The musical celebrated its 20th anniversary at the venue on 8th October 2005 and will overtake Cats as the longest running musical of all time on 8th October 2006 should it continue. Les Misérables is an 1862 novel by the famous French novelist Victor Hugo, set in the Parisian underworld. ... Notable theatres called the Palace Theatre include: Palace Theatre, London Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, EssexA real play house with Edwardian splendour. ... CATS The Musical is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber (ALW) in 1981 based on Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. ...

The Queen's is set to form part of owner Cameron Mackintosh's masterplan for a new Shaftesbury Avenue theatre complex. As part of this scheme, the foyer will be amalgimated with the adjoinding Gielgud Theatre (also owned by Mackintosh), and the Queen's is to be reformed into 1200 seats over two levels. On the roof, will be the new Sondheim Theatre scheduled to open in late 2007. Link titleSir Cameron Mackintosh (born October 17, 1946 in Enfield) is a successful British theatrical producer. ... Schillers Don Carlos starring Derek Jacobi as Philip II of Spain at the Gielgud Theatre, February 2005 The Gielgud Theatre, named after British actor John Gielgud, is a West End theatre in Londons Shaftesbury Avenue at the corner of Rupert Street. ...

See also:

• Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch