Her Majesty's Theatre [London]
type: Item
label: Her Majesty's Theatre
label: Her Majestys Theatre @es
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom, opened in 1897
description: theater in Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 695
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.132 51.5081)
Wikidata source: Q1155331
opening date: 1897-04-28T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 1216
Address: 57 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4QL, England
Web: her-majestys
architect: Charles John Phipps
Theatres Trust Database ID: 1993
city section: Westminster
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: HerMajestysTheatre.htm#4
Carthalia ID: 1116
Modern Opera Houses index: II. pp. 35, 36 ; III. pp. 13, 15, 30, 62, 68, 70, 72, 74, 79.
theatricalia id: 6s/his-majestys-theatre-haymarket-london-haymarket-london
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1897 by Charles John Phipps for Beerbohm Tree, replacing the former Her Majesty's Theatre (opened 1791), while preserving only the 1818 Royal Opera Arcade at the rear. Originally used as a drama theatre. 1901 renamed His Majesty's. From 1916, the Oscar Asche show Chu Chin Chow ran for 2238 performances. 1953 renamed Her Majesty's Theatre. 1961 redecoration. 1990-1993 renovation and improvements by H. L. M. and C. G. Twelves. Currently used for large-scale musical performances (e. g. the A. L. Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, running for over 17 years). 2023 renamed His Majesty's Theatre. 1210 seats.
IbsenStage venue id: 14288