Charing Cross Theatre

The Charing Cross Theatre is a theatre under The Arches off Villiers Street below Charing Cross station. Founded in 1936, the venue occupied several premises in the West End of London before locating to its present site. The current site was once a famous Victorian music hall The Players' Theatre. It was refurbished in 2005 and reopened under new management in 2006 as The New Players Theatre, before being taken under new management by Broadway producer Steven M. Levy and Sean Sweeney in 2011 and the theatre once again had its name changed to the Charing Cross Theatre, with the Players Bar & Kitchen.

For the nearby late 19th century theatre also named, for a time, the Charing Cross Theatre, see Toole's Theatre.

The Charing Cross Theatre
Former namesNew Players Theatre
AddressThe Arches, Villiers Street
Westminster, London
UK
Coordinates51.508099°N 0.124134°W / 51.508099; -0.124134
OwnerSteven M. Levy & Sean Sweeney
TypeOff West End theatre
Capacity265
Current useTheatre
Opened1936
Website
www.charingcrosstheatre.co.uk

It is one of the smallest West End Theatres, rebuilt to meet the demands of national and international producers wanting a theatre which offers a degree of intimacy and is the equivalent of an Off Broadway space.

With the appointment of Thom Southerland as Artistic Director in 2016, Charing Cross Theatre announced it was turning into a producing house launching with a number of major musicals.[1]

Productions

Recent[2]

References
  1. http://www.broadwaybaby.com/news/thom-southerland-appointed-artistic-director-of-charing-cross-theatre/1194
  2. http://www.charingcrosstheatre.co.uk
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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