Wyndham's Theatre

Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by the actor/manager Charles Wyndham (the other is the Criterion Theatre). Located on Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, it was designed c.1898 by W.G.R. Sprague, the architect of six other London theatres between then and 1916. It was designed to seat 759 patrons on three levels although later refurbishment increased this to four. The theatre was Grade II listed by English Heritage in September 1960.

Wyndham had always dreamed of building a theatre of his own and through the admiration of a patron and the financial confidence of friends, he was able to realise his dream when Wyndham's Theatre opened on 16 November 1899, in the presence of the Prince Of Wales. The first play performed there was a revival of T. W. Robertson's David Garrick.

This theatre is one of the 40 theatres featured in the 2012 DVD documentary series Great West End Theatres, presented by Donald Sinden.

Source of description: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyndham's_Theatre by wikipedia

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Architect definition of architect W. G. R. Sprague
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brick
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Neighbourhood Westminster (LONDON)
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Geographical coordinates 51.5110803, -0.1284511
Address WC2H City of London, Charing Cross Road
Opening date 1899
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