Plaque

Queen's Theatre - Wardour Street

Inscription

Queen's Theatre
Built by W G R Sprague, the Queen's Theatre opened in 1908 with a comedy 'The Sugar Bowl'. While the Edwardian interior has largely survived, the theatre suffered bomb damage during the last war, re-opening in 1959 with the present exterior and John Gielgud in 'The Age of Man'.
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Site: Queen's Theatre - Wardour Street (2 memorials)

W1, Wardour Street, Queens Theatre

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Queen's Theatre - Wardour Street

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Queen's Theatre

Building, Theatre

World War 2

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Sir John Gielgud

Actor. Born 7 Gledhow Gardens, South Kensington as Arthur John Gielgud, great...

W. G. R. Sprague

Born in Australia the son of an actress. Worked for Matcham for a time. Des...

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Queen's Theatre - Wardour Street

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Society of West End Theatre/London Theatre

1908 Formed as West End Theatre Managers. 1976 By now it is called Society o...

Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

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Queen's Theatre - Wardour Street

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