Leicester Square tube station Northern and Piccadilly lines is also just a short walk away. Follow the road to the right onto Sherwood St. The theatre will be straight ahead of you. The theatre will be down the street on your right hand side. About our rewards and competitions. Situated in the centre of the West End and Theatreland, there are plenty of tourist attractions and pre-theatre amenities nearby.
The restaurants and bars of Soho and Chinatown are also within easy reach. Make sure to check www. The theatre was designed by Bertie Crewe and Edward A. The famous French artists Marc-Henri Levy and Gaston Laverdet were hired to design the interior of the theatre, adorning it in rich shades of pink. The Piccadilly Theatre opened with a production of Blue Eyes , but then the theatre was turned into a cinema by Warner Brothers and was the house of the very first talking picture to be show in England — Al Jolson in The Singing Fool.
Fortunately, in November , the theatre was returned to its original state and began showing live productions again, including the successful Folly to be Wise in January The theatre is currently owned by the Ambassador Theatre Group.
The Stalls offers very good views of the stage, with a noticeable rake in the seating. The overhang of the Royal Circle affects the view from Row R onwards. Behind the stage there are thirty luxurious dressing rooms, all supplied with hot and cold water, and the principal artists have special reception rooms adjoining, an electric passenger lift has been installed for easy access to the higher levels of the dressing rooms, while no effort has been spared to give the necessary convenience and safety to artists.
The site of the Piccadilly Theatre originally was covered with derelict stables and out-of-date buildings, but the demolishing of these was only accomplished under very great difficulties owing to the necessity of protection being given to the surrounding buildings on the site.
The excavation particularly was an extremely difficult task for the contractors, and it speaks well for the ability of Messrs. The whole of the designing and constructional work of this theatre has been carried out, from first to last, under the direct supervision of Mr.
Edward A. Stone shown right and Mr. Bertie Crewe , whose names are eminent in the realm of architecture. The new Piccadilly Theatre, apart from many other means of transport, will be served by the largest tube station in the world, the new Piccadilly Tube Station which, as against 26,, passengers in , will in future, with a battery of 15 passimeter booths, be able to serve 50,, a year.
The completed station, over the central dome of which Eros will be replaced, will have 7 subway entrances, 9 escalators and, 15 feet beneath the roadway, the booking hall will have a circular area of over 15, square feet, encompassed by a broad subway from which short staircases will connect with seven principal parts of the Circus.
Fifty-seven stone stanchions will support the roof of the booking hall, which will have a special scheme of concealed lighting, the surrounding subway will be lined with brilliantly illuminated showcases in which well-known London stores will display their wares, and there will be a special corridor of public phone-call rooms.
I have been asked to say something about the Lighting Equipment, Ventilation and various other Technical Installations at the Piccadilly Theatre. I do not believe in saying that the theatre contains 22 miles of wire and 17, lamps, which is the usual thing one reads in a Brochure, and that the ventilation produces 5 million cubic feet of air per hour. A system of lighting has been installed in the Piccadilly Theatre which it is hoped will satisfy the public, and in this respect attention is called to the very novel idea of illumination of Staircases by means of small panels, as against the usual wall or bracket fitting.
In the Foyers we have a system of direct and indirect lighting served by two complete services, so that in the event of the breakdown of the supply from one source, the whole of this important part of the theatre, including the Staircases and Exits, will still remain illuminated to such an extent as to allow the public clear passage. In the Auditorium every endeavour has been made to produce adequate illumination with the maximum comfort to the patron. As few fittings as possible have been used in the Auditorium, and here again a system of direct and indirect lighting produces the illumination necessary.
In the centre of the theatre, we have a large Crystal Lustre, which actually weighs four tons, with all its necessary raising and lowering gear. The construction of the main platform supporting this is made of steel. Its size of 14 ft. This is in my opinion, the "crystal spot" of the theatre. The system of lighting around the Dome is intended to produce a soft but effective illumination to the Auditorium in general, and the use of laylights for indirect lighting over the Balcony and Dress Circle produces that soft velvet effect which is considered the art of perfect illumination.
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