Duke of York's Theatre
The Duke of York's Theatre is a West End theatre in St Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster, London.
History
It was built for Frank Wyatt and his wife, Violet Melnotte, who retained ownership of the theatre until her death in 1935. Designed by the architect Walter Emden, it opened on 10 September 1892 as the Trafalgar Square Theatre, and was renamed Trafalgar Theatre in 1894. The following year, it became the Duke of York's to honour the future King George V.The theatre's opening show was comic opera The Wedding Eve by Frédéric Toulmouche. One of the earliest musical comedies, Go-Bang, was a success at the theatre in 1894. In 1900, Jerome K. Jerome's Miss Hobbs was staged as well as David Belasco's Madame Butterfly, which was seen by Puccini, who later turned it into the famous opera. This was also the theatre where J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up debuted on 27 December 1904. Many famous British actors have appeared here, including Basil Rathbone, who played Alfred de Musset in Madame Sand in June 1920, returning in November 1932 as the Unknown Gentleman in Tonight or Never.
The theatre was Grade II listed by English Heritage in September 1960. In the late 1970s the freehold of the theatre was purchased by Capital Radio and it closed in 1979 for refurbishment. It reopened in February 1980 and the first production under the patronage of Capital was Rose, starring Glenda Jackson. In 1991 comedian Pat Condell performed sketches at the theatre which were later released on DVD.
ATG Entertainment bought the theatre in 1992; this coincided with the successful Royal Court production of Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden. A host of successes followed including the 21st anniversary performance of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show and the Royal Court Classics Season in 1995.
The theatre houses the producing offices of ATG Entertainment's subsidiary Sonia Friedman Productions, whose revival of In Celebration starring Orlando Bloom played until 15 September 2007.
Singers Rag'n'Bone Man and Pink filmed their 2021 video for Anywhere Away From Here in the theatre.
Recent, current and future productions
After Mrs Rochester by Polly TealeSweet Panic by Stephen PoliakoffCalico by Michael HastingsThe Holy Terror by Simon GrayDirty Blonde by Claudia ShearJourney's End by R. C. SherriffThe Dresser by Ronald Harwood, starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Julian GloverHedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, starring Eve Best and Iain GlenTom, Dick and Harry by Ray Cooney and Michael Cooney, starring Joe, Stephen and Mark McGannI Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright, starring Jefferson MaysEmbers by Sándor Márai, adapted by Christopher Hampton, starring Jeremy Irons and Patrick MalahideEh Joe by Samuel Beckett, starring Michael GambonRock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard, starring David Calder, Emma Fielding, Dominic West, Rufus Sewell, and Nicola BryantLittle Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken, starring Sheridan Smith, Paul Keating and Alistair McGowanIn Celebration by David Storey, starring Orlando Bloom, Tim Healy and Lynda BaronRent Remixed, by Jonathan Larson, starring Denise Van Outen The Magic Flute That Face by Polly Stenham, starring Lindsay Duncan, Hannah Murray and Matt SmithUnder the Blue Sky by David Eldridge, starring Catherine Tate, Francesca Annis and Dominic RowanNo Man's Land by Harold Pinter, starring Michael Gambon, David Bradley, David Walliams and Nick DunningA View From the Bridge by Arthur Miller, starring Ken StottArcadia by Tom Stoppard starring Samantha Bond, Nancy Carroll, Jessie Cave, Trevor Cooper, Sam Cox, Lucy Griffiths, Tom Hodgkins, Hugh Mitchell, Neil Pearson, George Potts, Dan Stevens and Ed StoppardSpeaking in Tongues by Andrew Bovell starring John SimmBedroom Farce by Alan AyckbournGhost Stories by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman starring Andy Nyman, David Cardy, Ryan Gage and Nicholas BurnsJourney's End by R. C. SherriffBackbeat, co-written by Iain Softley and Stephen Jeffreys, musical direction by Paul Stacey, and directed by David Leveaux.All New People by Zach Braff, directed by Peter DuBois, starring Zach Braff, Eve Myles, Paul Hilton and Susannah Fielding.Posh Jumpy by April de Angelis, starring Tamsin GreigConstellations by Nick Payne, starring Sally Hawkins and Rafe Spall The Judas Kiss by David Hare, starring Rupert Everett and Freddie Fox Passion Play by Peter Nichols, starring Zoë WanamakerA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, starring Hattie MorahanJeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense by P. G. WodehouseNeville's Island by Tim Firth, starring Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp, Neil Morrissey and Robert WebbThe Nether by Jennifer Haley Hay Fever by Noël Coward, starring Felicity KendalHetty Feather by Jacqueline WilsonFarinelli and the King by Claire van Kampen, starring Mark Rylance Goodnight Mister Tom, starring David TroughtonThe Father, starring Kenneth CranhamDoctor Faustus, starring Kit HaringtonHow the Other Half Loves by Alan AyckbournThe Dresser by Ronald Harwood, starring Ken Stott and Reece ShearsmithThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, starring Cherry JonesOur Ladies of Perpetual Succour Ink by James Graham, starring Bertie Carvel and Richard CoyleMary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller, in a new version by Robert Icke, starring Juliet Stevenson and Lia WilliamsThe Moderate Soprano by David Hare, starring Roger Allam and Nancy CarrollKing Lear by William Shakespeare, starring Ian McKellenSummer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams, starring Patsy Ferran and Matthew NeedhamHome, I’m Darling by Laura Wade, starring Katherine ParkinsonRosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen, starring Hayley Atwell and Tom BurkeThe Girl on the Train The Son by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher HamptonTouching the Void by David GreigBlithe Spirit by Noël Coward, starring Jennifer Saunders The Ocean at the End of the Lane The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, starring Amy Adams- A Different Stage by and starring Gary BarlowThe Doctor by Robert Icke, starring Juliet StevensonMother Goose starring Ian McKellen and John BishopShirley Valentine by Willy Russell, starring Sheridan SmithThe Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, starring Lily Allen and Steve PembertonVanya starring Andrew ScottAn Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by Thomas Ostermeier, starring Matt SmithShifters by Benedict LombeBarcelona by Bess Wohl starring Lily Collins and Álvaro MorteElektra by Sophocles, translated by Anne Carson, starring Brie LarsonStereophonic Woman in Mind by Alan Ayckbourn, starring Sheridan Smith