Prince of Wales Theatre [London]
type: Item
label: Prince of Wales Theatre
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom, opened in 1884
description: theater in City of Westminster, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1742
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.132 51.5103)
Wikidata source: Q587234
Building date: 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 1160
Address: 31 Coventry Street, London, W1D 6AS, England
Web: prince wales theatre.php
architect: Charles John Phipps
Theatres Trust Database ID: 2027
city section: Westminster
opening date: 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: Greenwich.htm#pow
Carthalia ID: 1126
Modern Opera Houses index: III. pp. 28, 30, 115.
theatricalia id: 4bk/prince-of-wales-theatre-london
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1937 by Robert Cromie as a major rebuilding of the previous Prince of Wales Theatre (built 1884). 1963 alterations of proscenium, orchestra space and stage. Used for musical performances. 1133 seats.