 Albery Theatre
St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4AH
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Nearest underground:
Leicester Square (Northern Line, Piccadilly Line)
Nearest rail:
Charing Cross
The Albery, opening as the New Theatre in 1903, has a rich theatrical history, a legacy from both those behind the scenes and those who starred in them. Standing in close proximity to Wyndham’s Theatre, both were designed by architect W.G.R. Sprague and have very similar late Victorian facades. In the Albery’s foyer stands a bust of Sir Bronson Albery, after whom the theatre was named. It was his mother, Mary Moore, who after the death of her first husband, dramatist James Albery, married Charles Wyndham and assumed a crucial role in the running of their theatres.
The 877-seat interior is decorated in Louis XVI style cream and gold and above the stage hang two angels representing Peace and Music. It was here where a 21-year-old Noel Coward staged his first West End play in 1920 and where Dame Sybil Thorndike played her legendary Joan in Shaw’s Saint Joan (1924). Just a few of those that have starred here include John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Judi Dench and Ingrid Bergman. During the wartime bombings both Sadlers Wells and the Old Vic Theatre removed to the Albery to stage many notable productions.
What's on at Albery Theatre
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