Astoria Theatre, London
London Astoria Theatre (from Wikipedia. Photo by C Ford, March 2004)
Cinema: 1927 - 1976
Live Performance Venue: 1976 - 2009
157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN
Demolished in 2009
From British Theatre Directory 1978:
Proprietors: Cooney-Marsh Theatres Ltd
Theatre Controller: Brian Rix, C.B.E.
Administrator: Peter Lait
Theatre Manager: Rebekah Levy
Seats 1,177. 2 bars.
Pros.opening 14.63m;
Height of Pros.: 9.42m;
Wing widths: PS 0.76m; OP 0.76m;
Height of grid: 14.44m
Flying height: 14.29m
Switchboard: Compact 120
Sound Equipment: Cue Call Stage to Dressing Rooms
Dressing Rooms: 12. Accom. 36
Projection Facilities
From British Theatre Directory 1987:
Seats presently 855 can rise to 1100 suitable for musicals.
Switchboard: Rank Strand Compact 120, 260 memories
Chase & sound to light facilities through matrix system
Dressing rooms: 12 to accommodate 36 and band room for 20.
The Theatres Trust
Astoria Theatre, London on the Theatres Trust Database
Links to information about equipment at Astoria Theatre, London over the years
- Compact (CMS) (Strand)
Documents
Past Productions:
- Converted into a live music venue
- Lennon (11 February 1985 - )
- The Hired Man (31 October 1984 - ) 5 months
- January 1984 - The Astoria was put up for sale for £600,000 by owner Laurie Marsh
- Jukebox (July 14 1983 - ?December 1983) - The history of rock and roll music in a musical
- Yakety Yak (1983) starring The Darts, The McGann Brothers
- Ipi Tombi (28 Feb 1980 - ) transferred from the Cambridge Theatre
- Beatlemania (Oct 18 1979 - ?)
- Grease () starring Tracey Ullman & Su Pollard, ran for 3 months
- Elvis The Musical (Nov 28 1977 - )