Lyric Theatre

Address:
(Piccadilly Circus) Shaftesbury Avenue
London,

BUILT: 1888

SEATING CAPACITY: 948
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Lyric Theatre History

The Lyric Theatre is a West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. It was built for the producer Henry Leslie, who financed it from the profits of the light opera hit, Dorothy, which he transferred from its original venue to open the new theatre on 17 December 1888.

Shows at the Lyric Theatre

DATES PRODUCTION

1/20/2025 - 1/20/2025 La Voix Live in London ()
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11/22/2024 - 1/5/2025 Room on the Broom ()
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11/22/2024 - 1/5/2025 Room on the Broom ()
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7/17/2024 - 9/8/2024 The Gruffalo ()

2/10/2024 - 12/22/2024 Hadestown (2024)

11/23/2023 - 1/14/2024 Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2023)

11/7/2023 - 11/7/2023 La Voix - The Red Ambition Tour (2023)

11/7/2023 - 11/19/2023 Mandy Patinkin - Live in Concert (2023)

9/17/2023 - 9/17/2023 Schwartz at 75 (A 75th Birthday Concert) (2023)

5/12/2023 - 8/19/2023 Aspects of Love (2023)

1/21/2023 - 4/23/2023 2:22 A Ghost Story - Lyric Theatre (2023)

1/21/2023 - 4/23/2023 2:22 A Ghost Story (2023)

12/19/2022 - 12/19/2022 West End Musical Christmas (2022)

11/14/2022 - 11/14/2022 The Simon & Garfunkel Story (2022)

11/7/2022 - 11/7/2022 La Voix - Eighth Wonder of the World (2022)

10/10/2022 - 10/10/2022 SUGGS What A King Cnut �" A Life in The Realm Of Madness (2022)

9/12/2022 - 9/12/2022 A Journey to the Past (2022)

7/21/2022 - 9/4/2022 Room on the Broom (2022)

7/12/2022 - 8/1/2023 Blippi The Musical (2022)

6/20/2022 - 12/12/2022 Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - Lyric (2022)

3/21/2022 - 7/18/2022 Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - Lyric (2022)

5/21/2021 - 11/3/2024 SIX (2021)
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9/24/2018 - 12/17/2018 Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (2018)

11/22/2017 - 1/7/2018 The Gruffalo's Child (2017)

9/4/2017 - 12/4/2017 The Simon and Garfunkel Story (2017)

7/5/2017 - 9/10/2017 What the Ladybird Heard (2017)

6/14/2017 - 7/15/2017 Terror (2017)

1/17/2017 - 6/4/2017 Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (2017)

10/1/2016 - 1/16/2017 The Gruffalo (2016)

11/21/2012 - 1/13/2013 Room on the Broom (2012)

7/4/2012 - 9/2/2012 The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2012)

1/3/2009 - 12/16/2012 Thriller - Live (2009)

10/7/2006 - 9/2/2007 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical (2006)

9/22/2006 - 6/21/2008 Cabaret (2006)

5/10/2004 - 8/14/2004 Beautiful and Damned (2004)

3/16/1999 - 5/15/1999 Animal Crackers (1999)

4/7/1998 - 4/7/1998 Show Boat (1998)

9/29/1997 - 11/8/1997 Maddie (1997)

4/8/1997 - 9/13/1997 Marlene (1997)

10/3/1996 - 2/22/1997 By Jeeves (1996)

8/12/1996 - 9/7/1996 Ferry Cross the Mersey (1996)

3/13/1995 - 9/30/1995 Ain't Misbehavin' (1995)

12/14/1990 - 12/14/1990 Five Guys Named Moe (1990)

9/17/1985 - 9/17/1985 Gigi (1985)

4/11/1983 - 10/22/1983 Blood Brothers (1983)

9/20/1975 - 9/20/1975 Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1975)

8/26/1975 - 8/26/1975 Happy End (1975)

8/15/1974 - 8/15/1974 John, Paul, George, Ringo...and Bert (1974)

5/16/1968 - 5/16/1968 I Do! I Do! (1968)

10/20/1964 - 10/20/1964 Robert and Elizabeth (1964)

4/28/1964 - 4/28/1964 She Loves Me (1964)

2/8/1962 - 2/8/1962 Carnival! (1962)

7/17/1958 - 7/17/1958 Irma La Douce (1958)

12/26/1956 - 12/26/1956 Grab Me a Gondola (1956)

7/22/1943 - 7/22/1943 It's Time to Dance (1943)

3/17/1942 - 3/17/1942 Blossom Time (1942)

7/7/1931 - 7/7/1931 Nina Rosa (1931)

12/17/1930 - 12/17/1930 Toad of Toad Hall (1930)

11/27/1929 - 7/5/1930 Fifty Million Frenchmen (1929)

3/13/1928 - 3/13/1928 The Three Musketeers (1928)

9/20/1926 - 9/20/1926 The Ramblers (1926)

12/8/1925 - 12/8/1925 The Cocoanuts (1925)

12/22/1922 - 12/22/1922 Lilac Time (1922)

5/18/1922 - 5/18/1922 Whirled Into Happiness (1922)

2/20/1922 - 5/20/1922 For Goodness Sake (1922)

12/1/1920 - 12/1/1920 A Little Dutch Girl (1920)

5/12/1919 - 5/12/1919 The Lady in Red (1919)

8/5/1918 - 9/8/1918 Maytime (1917)

11/16/1914 - 11/16/1914 The Only Girl (1914)

4/16/1914 - 4/16/1914 Mam'selle Tra-La-La (1914)

12/18/1913 - 12/18/1913 The Girl Who Didn't (1913)

12/10/1913 - 12/10/1913 High Jinks (1913)

9/3/1913 - 9/3/1913 Love and Laughter (1913)

8/18/1913 - 8/18/1913 When Dreams Come True (1913)

12/2/1912 - 12/2/1912 The Firefly (1912)

9/5/1912 - 9/5/1912 The Girl in the Taxi (1912)

5/6/1912 - 6/1/1912 Patience (1912)

12/30/1911 - 12/30/1911 Night Birds (1911)

12/30/1911 - 12/30/1911 Nightbirds (1911)

9/10/1910 - 9/10/1910 The Chocolate Soldier (1910)

11/22/1909 - 11/22/1909 The Chocolate Soldier (1909)

9/13/1909 - 9/13/1909 The Chocolate Soldier (1909)

2/3/1908 - 2/3/1908 Fifty Miles from Boston (1908)

10/17/1906 - 10/17/1906 Robin Hood (1906)

1/29/1906 - 1/29/1906 Mexicana (1906)

12/25/1905 - 12/25/1905 The Babes and the Baron (1905)

10/2/1905 - 10/2/1905 Happyland (1905)

8/28/1905 - 8/28/1905 The Blue Moon (1905)

1/14/1905 - 1/14/1905 Fantana (1905)

1/5/1905 - 1/5/1905 The Talk of the Town (1905)

9/12/1904 - 9/12/1904 The Earl and the Girl (1903)

9/1/1904 - 9/1/1904 The Royal Chef (1904)

4/18/1904 - 4/18/1904 Wang (1904)

11/9/1903 - 11/9/1903 Red Feather (1903)

10/17/1903 - 10/17/1903 The Duchess of Dantzic (1903)

4/25/1903 - 4/25/1903 The Medal and the Maid (1903)

6/1/1901 - 6/1/1901 The Silver Slipper (1901)

11/11/1899 - 11/11/1899 Florodora (1899)

7/10/1899 - 7/10/1899 El Capitan (1899)

4/5/1899 - 4/5/1899 L'Amour Mouille, or The Cupid and the Princess (1899)

9/14/1898 - 9/14/1898 Little Miss Nobody (1898)

12/4/1897 - 12/4/1897 Dandy Dan, the Life Guardsman (1897)

5/28/1895 - 5/28/1895 An Artist's Model (1895)

10/27/1894 - 10/27/1894 His Excellency (1894)

10/10/1893 - 10/10/1893 Little Christopher Columbus (1893)

3/11/1893 - 3/11/1893 The Golden Web (1893)

1/19/1893 - 1/19/1893 The Magic Opal (1893)

9/7/1892 - 9/7/1892 Cigarette (1892)

1/4/1892 - 1/4/1892 The Mountebanks (1892)

3/4/1891 - 12/12/1891 Love and Law (1891)

4/5/1890 - 5/17/1890 The Sentry (1890)

11/23/1889 - 11/23/1889 The Red Hussar (1889)

4/20/1889 - 4/20/1889 Doris (1889)

- Lionel and Clarissa (1925)

- Love in a Village (1928)

- The Sweet Bye and Bye (1974)

- Annie (2000)

- Thriller- Live (unknown)

Lyric Theatre Frequently Asked Questions

What show is next for Lyric Theatre?

Lyric Theatre's next show is The Gruffalo which begins performances on 7/17/2024.

What when was Lyric Theatre built?

Lyric Theatre was built in 1888.

How many seats does Lyric Theatre have?

Lyric Theatre has 948 seats.

What were the longest running shows at Lyric Theatre?

Thriller - Live which ran from 1/21/2009 to 12/16/2012, SIX which ran from 5/21/2021 to 11/3/2024, Cabaret which ran from 10/10/2006 to 6/21/2008, Maytime which ran from 8/16/1917 to 10/19/1918 and

What show is currently in Lyric Theatre?

Lyric Theatre's current show is Hadestown which began performances on 2/10/2024.

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Shows at the Lyric Theatre
DATES			PRODUCTION
1/20/2025	-	1/20/2025	La Voix Live in London () Click Here to Buy Tickets
11/22/2024	-	1/5/2025	Room on the Broom () Click Here to Buy Tickets
11/22/2024	-	1/5/2025	Room on the Broom () Click Here to Buy Tickets
7/17/2024	-	9/8/2024	The Gruffalo ()
2/10/2024	-	12/22/2024	Hadestown (2024)
11/23/2023	-	1/14/2024	Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2023)
11/7/2023	-	11/7/2023	La Voix - The Red Ambition Tour (2023)
11/7/2023	-	11/19/2023	Mandy Patinkin - Live in Concert (2023)
9/17/2023	-	9/17/2023	Schwartz at 75 (A 75th Birthday Concert) (2023)
5/12/2023	-	8/19/2023	Aspects of Love (2023)
1/21/2023	-	4/23/2023	2:22 A Ghost Story - Lyric Theatre (2023)
1/21/2023	-	4/23/2023	2:22 A Ghost Story (2023)
12/19/2022	-	12/19/2022	West End Musical Christmas (2022)
11/14/2022	-	11/14/2022	The Simon & Garfunkel Story (2022)
11/7/2022	-	11/7/2022	La Voix - Eighth Wonder of the World (2022)
10/10/2022	-	10/10/2022	SUGGS What A King Cnut �" A Life in The Realm Of Madness (2022)
9/12/2022	-	9/12/2022	A Journey to the Past (2022)
7/21/2022	-	9/4/2022	Room on the Broom (2022)
7/12/2022	-	8/1/2023	Blippi The Musical (2022)
6/20/2022	-	12/12/2022	Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - Lyric (2022)
3/21/2022	-	7/18/2022	Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - Lyric (2022)
5/21/2021	-	11/3/2024	SIX (2021) Click Here to Buy Tickets
9/24/2018	-	12/17/2018	Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (2018)
11/22/2017	-	1/7/2018	The Gruffalo's Child (2017)
9/4/2017	-	12/4/2017	The Simon and Garfunkel Story (2017)
7/5/2017	-	9/10/2017	What the Ladybird Heard (2017)
6/14/2017	-	7/15/2017	Terror (2017)
1/17/2017	-	6/4/2017	Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (2017)
10/1/2016	-	1/16/2017	The Gruffalo (2016)
11/21/2012	-	1/13/2013	Room on the Broom (2012)
7/4/2012	-	9/2/2012	The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2012)
1/3/2009	-	12/16/2012	Thriller - Live (2009)
10/7/2006	-	9/2/2007	Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical (2006)
9/22/2006	-	6/21/2008	Cabaret (2006)
5/10/2004	-	8/14/2004	Beautiful and Damned (2004)
3/16/1999	-	5/15/1999	Animal Crackers (1999)
4/7/1998	-	4/7/1998	Show Boat (1998)
9/29/1997	-	11/8/1997	Maddie (1997)
4/8/1997	-	9/13/1997	Marlene (1997)
10/3/1996	-	2/22/1997	By Jeeves (1996)
8/12/1996	-	9/7/1996	Ferry Cross the Mersey (1996)
3/13/1995	-	9/30/1995	Ain't Misbehavin' (1995)
12/14/1990	-	12/14/1990	Five Guys Named Moe (1990)
9/17/1985	-	9/17/1985	Gigi (1985)
4/11/1983	-	10/22/1983	Blood Brothers (1983)
9/20/1975	-	9/20/1975	Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1975)
8/26/1975	-	8/26/1975	Happy End (1975)
8/15/1974	-	8/15/1974	John, Paul, George, Ringo...and Bert (1974)
5/16/1968	-	5/16/1968	I Do! I Do! (1968)
10/20/1964	-	10/20/1964	Robert and Elizabeth (1964)
4/28/1964	-	4/28/1964	She Loves Me (1964)
2/8/1962	-	2/8/1962	Carnival! (1962)
7/17/1958	-	7/17/1958	Irma La Douce (1958)
12/26/1956	-	12/26/1956	Grab Me a Gondola (1956)
7/22/1943	-	7/22/1943	It's Time to Dance (1943)
3/17/1942	-	3/17/1942	Blossom Time (1942)
7/7/1931	-	7/7/1931	Nina Rosa (1931)
12/17/1930	-	12/17/1930	Toad of Toad Hall (1930)
11/27/1929	-	7/5/1930	Fifty Million Frenchmen (1929)
3/13/1928	-	3/13/1928	The Three Musketeers (1928)
9/20/1926	-	9/20/1926	The Ramblers (1926)
12/8/1925	-	12/8/1925	The Cocoanuts (1925)
12/22/1922	-	12/22/1922	Lilac Time (1922)
5/18/1922	-	5/18/1922	Whirled Into Happiness (1922)
2/20/1922	-	5/20/1922	For Goodness Sake (1922)
12/1/1920	-	12/1/1920	A Little Dutch Girl (1920)
5/12/1919	-	5/12/1919	The Lady in Red (1919)
8/5/1918	-	9/8/1918	Maytime (1917)
11/16/1914	-	11/16/1914	The Only Girl (1914)
4/16/1914	-	4/16/1914	Mam'selle Tra-La-La (1914)
12/18/1913	-	12/18/1913	The Girl Who Didn't (1913)
12/10/1913	-	12/10/1913	High Jinks (1913)
9/3/1913	-	9/3/1913	Love and Laughter (1913)
8/18/1913	-	8/18/1913	When Dreams Come True (1913)
12/2/1912	-	12/2/1912	The Firefly (1912)
9/5/1912	-	9/5/1912	The Girl in the Taxi (1912)
5/6/1912	-	6/1/1912	Patience (1912)
12/30/1911	-	12/30/1911	Night Birds (1911)
12/30/1911	-	12/30/1911	Nightbirds (1911)
9/10/1910	-	9/10/1910	The Chocolate Soldier (1910)
11/22/1909	-	11/22/1909	The Chocolate Soldier (1909)
9/13/1909	-	9/13/1909	The Chocolate Soldier (1909)
2/3/1908	-	2/3/1908	Fifty Miles from Boston (1908)
10/17/1906	-	10/17/1906	Robin Hood (1906)
1/29/1906	-	1/29/1906	Mexicana (1906)
12/25/1905	-	12/25/1905	The Babes and the Baron (1905)
10/2/1905	-	10/2/1905	Happyland (1905)
8/28/1905	-	8/28/1905	The Blue Moon (1905)
1/14/1905	-	1/14/1905	Fantana (1905)
1/5/1905	-	1/5/1905	The Talk of the Town (1905)
9/12/1904	-	9/12/1904	The Earl and the Girl (1903)
9/1/1904	-	9/1/1904	The Royal Chef (1904)
4/18/1904	-	4/18/1904	Wang (1904)
11/9/1903	-	11/9/1903	Red Feather (1903)
10/17/1903	-	10/17/1903	The Duchess of Dantzic (1903)
4/25/1903	-	4/25/1903	The Medal and the Maid (1903)
6/1/1901	-	6/1/1901	The Silver Slipper (1901)
11/11/1899	-	11/11/1899	Florodora (1899)
7/10/1899	-	7/10/1899	El Capitan (1899)
4/5/1899	-	4/5/1899	L'Amour Mouille, or The Cupid and the Princess (1899)
9/14/1898	-	9/14/1898	Little Miss Nobody (1898)
12/4/1897	-	12/4/1897	Dandy Dan, the Life Guardsman (1897)
5/28/1895	-	5/28/1895	An Artist's Model (1895)
10/27/1894	-	10/27/1894	His Excellency (1894)
10/10/1893	-	10/10/1893	Little Christopher Columbus (1893)
3/11/1893	-	3/11/1893	The Golden Web (1893)
1/19/1893	-	1/19/1893	The Magic Opal (1893)
9/7/1892	-	9/7/1892	Cigarette (1892)
1/4/1892	-	1/4/1892	The Mountebanks (1892)
3/4/1891	-	12/12/1891	Love and Law (1891)
4/5/1890	-	5/17/1890	The Sentry (1890)
11/23/1889	-	11/23/1889	The Red Hussar (1889)
4/20/1889	-	4/20/1889	Doris (1889)
	-		Lionel and Clarissa (1925)
	-		Love in a Village (1928)
	-		The Sweet Bye and Bye (1974)
	-		Annie (2000)
	-		Thriller- Live (unknown)

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