Shepherds Bush Empire [London]
type: Item
label: Shepherds Bush Empire
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
description: gebouw in het Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
description: Edificio teatrale a Londra, Regno Unito @it
EUTA building identifier: 2315
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.2243 51.5035)
Wikidata source: Q2778511
opening date: 1903-08-17T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 2000
Address: 56 Shepherd's Bush Green, London, W12 8TT, England
Web: o2shepherdsbushempire
architect: Frank Matcham
Theatres Trust Database ID: 2026
city section: Hammersmith
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: ShepherdsBushEmpire.htm
Carthalia ID: 4422
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1903 by Frank Matcham for Oswald Stoll. Opened 17 Aug 1903 as a variety theatre. Closed 26 Sep 1953. 1953-1991 used as a TV studio theatre (BBC Television Theatre). 1993-1994 major renovations. Reopened Feb 1994 as a music venue, again named Shepherd's Bush Empire. Later officially renamed O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire after a sponsor.