Draft:London Palladium Theatre

London Palladium Theatre edit

Located on Argyll Street, London, Westminster, W1A 3AB, England

"built by Walter Gibbons in 1910 as a palatial variety theatre to rival the London Coliseum, the Hippodrome, the Palace Music Hall and the Lyceum (during that theatre’s short music hall life). The façade, modified and with lively sculpture added by Matcham, is a striking relic of the old Corinthian Bazaar, a painted stone classical temple front with Corinthian columns on tall pedestals."[1]

It was built on the site of the Corinthian Bazaar, a temporary wooden building which traded in birds. The first time the building was used as a performing venue was when Fredrick Hengler, from the Hengler circus family rebuilt it as a circus in the early 1860s.

London Palladium today edit

With a vast seating capacity of 2,286, the London Palladium is built across three levels: the Stalls, Royal Circle and Upper Circle. There is a mixture of views on offer throughout the theatre, with the best tending to be in the Royal Circle.

Today it is one of the most famous theatres in the world venue to some major productions, such as Britain's got Talent is filmed at this Theatre. The stage Production of Chitty Chitty bang bang

References edit

https://lwtheatres.co.uk/theatres/the-london-palladium/

https://database.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/2009-london-palladium#:~:text=It%20was%20built%20by%20Walter,theatre's%20short%20music%20hall%20life).

  1. ^ "London Palladium | Theatres Trust". database.theatrestrust.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

https://archives.shef.ac.uk/agents/corporate_entities/273#:~:text=The%20Palladium%20was%20built%20in,circus%20in%20the%20early%201860s.

https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/television/britains-got-talent-guide/

https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/television/britains-got-talent-guide/

https://www.officialtheatre.com/london-palladium/seating/#:~:text=With%20a%20vast%20seating%20capacity,be%20in%20the%20Royal%20Circle.