Lyric Theatre

The Lyric Theatre is a West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the . 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.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in the West End of London
  • Also known as: “Lyric Theatre, London” and “The Lyric Theatre”
  • Address: 65 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ES
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Apollo Theatre.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Theater building
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The is a Grade II listed West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the , in central . Designed by the architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfeld, it became the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street when it opened its doors on 21 February 1901, with the American musical comedy The Belle of Bohemia.

Art gallery
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The is an art museum in in the , in , England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Lyric Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Soho.

Suburb
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is an ethnic enclave in the , London, bordering to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.

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is a district of central , part of the West End, famous for jazz, its gay village, sex shops and alternative lifestyles.

Neighborhood
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St James's is a district of , and a central district in the , London, forming part of the . The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.

Lyric Theatre

Latitude
51.51134° or 51° 30′ 41″ north
Longitude
-0.13375° or 0° 8′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV68+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 149173469
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q3269699
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Lyric Theatre” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “利里克剧院”
  • French: “Lyric Theatre”
  • Italian: “Lyric Theatre”
  • Japanese: “リリック・シアター”
  • Persian: “تئاتر لیریک، لندن”
  • Slovenian: “Lyric Theatre”
  • Spanish: “Lyric Theatre”
  • Spanish: “The Lyric Theatre”

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