The London Coliseum [London]
type: Item
label: London Coliseum @nl
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
description: bouwwerk in het Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
alternative label: The London Coliseum
EUTA building identifier: 1193
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.1264 51.5097)
Wikidata source: Q1868965
opening date: 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 2558
Address: 38 St. Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES
Web: londoncoliseum.org
architect: Frank Matcham
Theatres Trust Database ID: 2010
city section: Westminster
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: LondonColiseum.htm
Carthalia ID: 1086
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1904 as The London Coliseum by Frank Matcham for Sir Oswald Stoll. Originally used as a variety thatre. 1931 renamed Coliseum Theatre. Re-opened with Ralph Benatzky's Im Weißen Rössl (which ran for 651 performances). Subsequently used for musical performances. After 1945, mainly used for American musicals (e. g. Annie Get Your Gun which ran for 1304 performances). 1968 restorations and alterations by Martin Carr. Re-opened 1968 as The London Coliseum, home to the English National Opera company (which moved there from Sadler's Wells Theatre). 2358 seats.