The Shaftesbury Theatre is located on Shaftesbury Ave in London, England. Designed by Bertie Crewe, it opened on December 26, 1911, as the Princes Theatre. In 1963, EMI bought the theatre and changed its name to the Shaftesbury Theatre.
Part of the ceiling fell in on July 20, 1973, closing the production of the musical Hair. The theatre almost fell victim to redevelopment, but a campaign by Equity succeded in having the theatre placed on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest. The theatre reopened with West Side Story a year later.
Its current capacity is around 1,400.
Principal productions
They''re Playing Our Song (October 1, 1980 - May 8, 1982)
"Follies" (July 1987 - February 1989)
Carousel (September 16, 1993 - March 27, 1994)
Rent (May 12, 1998 - October 30, 1999)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (October 21, 2003 - June 26, 2004)
Bat Boy - The Musical (September 8, 2004 - January 15, 2005)
The Far Pavilions - The Musical (March 24, 2005 - September 17, 2005)
High Society (October 1 2005 - January 21 2006)
Daddy Cool - The Boney M Musical (from 28 April 2006)