Description

CITY OF WESTMINSTER SHAFTESBURY AVENUE Wl
TQ 2980 NE The Queen's Theatre
71/29
28-6-72
GV II
Theatre. 1907 by W. G. R. Sprague, the facade and front of house rebuilt 1958-59
after partial destruction by wartime bombing, by Westwood Sons and Partners in
collaboration with H. Casson. Steel and glass rebuild with brick and stone sides
and rear to surviving auditorium and stage parts. Rectilinear curtain wall curving
round corner on 4 storeys with canopy over ground floor. Sprague's front of house
block was designed as a pair to the Globe in a symmetrical composition; his
auditorium survives in a modified form with 2 tiers of cantilevered balconies and
domed ceiling, with much of the original Italian Renaissance style plasterwork
intact forward of the balcony fronts; some surviving wooden machinery below stage.
Survey of London; vol XXXI
The Theatres of London; Mander and Mitchenson

Listing NGR: TQ2966180884

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Sondheim Theatre at Wikipedia
• Sondheim Theatre official website
• Wikidata Q2122620

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  For the Record
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)