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The Duke Of York's Theatre
St Martin's Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2N 4BG
tel.: 02073691791
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The Duke Of York's Theatre
The Duke of York’s Theatre is a West End Theatre in St Martin’s Lane, in the City of Westminster. It was built for Frank Wyatt and his wife, Violet Melnotte, who retained ownership of the theatre, until her death in 1935. It opened on 10 September 1892 as the Trafalgar Square Theatre, with Wedding Eve. The theatre, designed by architect Walter Emden became known as the Trafalgar Theatre in 1894 and the following year became the Duke of York’s to honour the future King George V.Today, the theatre is the London headquarters of the Ambassador Theatre Group, forming part of their portfolio of eight venues. It is also the producing offices of Sonia Friedman Productions, whose revival of In Celebration starring Hollywood leading man Orlando Bloom played until 15 September 2007. An updated version of Jonathan Larson’s Rent - The Musical, titled ’Rent Remixed’, opened on 2 October 2007. Although initially booking until April 5, 2008, the production closed on February 2, 2008. The theatre is currently host to That Face by Polly Stenham, which is booking until July 5, 2008.
The theatre was Grade II listed by English Heritage in September 1960.
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