Apollo Victoria Theatre
The Apollo Victoria Theatre is a West End theatre on Wilton Road in the Westminster district of London, across from London Victoria Station. Opened in 1930 as a cinema and variety theatre, the Apollo Victoria became a venue for musical theatre, beginning with The Sound of Music in 1981, and including the long-running Starlight Express, from 1984 to 2002.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Apollo Victoria”, “Apollo Victoria Theater”, and “New Victoria Theatre”
- Address: 17 Wilton Road, London, SW1V 1LG
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and London Victoria.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
London Victoria
Railway station
Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster, managed by Network Rail. London Victoria is situated 550 feet southwest of Apollo Victoria Theatre.
Westminster Cathedral
Church
Westminster Cathedral, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, is the largest Catholic church in England and Wales. The shrine is dedicated to the Blood of Jesus Christ and is the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster. Westminster Cathedral is situated 700 feet east of Apollo Victoria Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria and Pimlico.
Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Victoria is an area of Westminster, Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851.
Pimlico
Suburb
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pimlico is a district in Central London, in the City of Westminster, built as a southern extension to neighbouring Belgravia. It is known for its garden squares and distinctive Regency architecture.
Lillington Gardens
Neighborhood
Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lillington Gardens is an estate in the Pimlico area of the City of Westminster, constructed in phases between 1961 and 1971 to a plan by Darbourne & Darke.
Apollo Victoria Theatre
- Categories: tourist attraction, building, and tourism
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49558° or 51° 29′ 44″ northLongitude
-0.14256° or 0° 8′ 33″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9C3XFVW4+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 219800264OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Apollo Victoria Theatre” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿波罗维多利亚剧院”
- Dutch: “Apollo Victoria Theatre”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح ابولو فيكتوريا”
- German: “Apollo Victoria Theatre”
- German: “Apollo Victoria”
- Italian: “Apollo Victoria Theatre”
- Japanese: “アポロ・ヴィクトリア・シアター”
- Korean: “뮤지컬 위키드 상연 극장”
- Persian: “تئاتر آپولو ویکتوریا”
- Spanish: “Apollo Victoria Theatre”
- Spanish: “Teatro Apollo Victoria”
- Spanish: “Theatre Apollo Victoria”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Apollo Victoria Theatre”. Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.