Duke of York's Theatre

Address: St Martin's Lane, London, WC2

Tube: Leicester Square

Architect: Walter Emden

Opened: 1892

Capacity: 640 on 3 levels (900 on 4 levels in 1892)

The Duke of York's Theatre was named the Trafalgar Theatre when it opened in 1892, but in honour of the future King George V, it changed its name to the Duke of York’s in 1895. it premiered the very first performance and character of Peter Pan, the J.M. Barrie classic which gave the world the name Wendy, a name especially made up for the book.

London’s Capital Radio bought the theatre in the 1970’s and it was almost immediately closed for refurbishments. The first production was “Rose” starring the present Hampstead and Highgate Labour M.P. Glenda Jackson. In 1992 the Ambassador Theatre Group bought the theatre and presented the Royal Court's production of Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden. Richard O'Brien's starred in the twenty first birthday celebration of The Rocky Horror Show.

Past productions at the Duke Of York Theatre:

After Mrs Rochester (22 July 2003 - 25 October 2003) by Polly Teale
Sweet Panic (12 November 2004 - 7 February 2004) by Stephen Poliakoff
Calico (3 March 2004 - 3 April 2004) by Michael Hastings
The Holy Terror (14 April 2004 - 8 May 2004) by Simon Gray
Dirty Blonde (16 June 2004 - 28 August 2004) by Claudia Shear
Journey's End (5 October 2004 - 19 February 2005) by R.C. Sherriff
The Dresser (28 February 2005 - 14 May 2005) by Ronald Harwood, starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Julian Glover
Hedda Gabler (27 May 2005 - 6 August 2005) by Henrik Ibsen, starring Eve Best and Iain Glen
Tom, Dick and Harry (23 August 2005 - 29 October 2005) by Ray Cooney and Michael Cooney, starring Joe, Stephen and Mark McGann
I Am My Own Wife (10 November 2005 - 10 December 2005) by Doug Wright, starring Jefferson Mays
Embers (1 March 2006 - 24 June 2006) by Sandor Marai, adapted by Christopher Hampton, starring Jeremy Irons and Patrick Malahide
Eh Joe (27 June 2006 - 15 July 2006) by Samuel Beckett, starring Michael Gambon
Rock 'N' Roll (22 July 2006 - 24 February 2007) by Tom Stoppard, starring David Calder, Emma Fielding, Dominiic West and Rufus Sewell
Little Shop of Horrors (12 March 2007 - 23 June 2007) by Alan Menken, starring Sheridan Smith, Paul Keating and Alistair McGowan
In Celebration (5 July 2007 - ) by David Storey, starring Orlando Bloom, Tim Healy, Lynda Baron, Gareth Farr, Paul Hilton, Ciaran McIntyre and Dearblah Malloy
Rent - The Musical (16 October 2007 - ), by Jonathan Larson