London Palladium

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Open its opening on December 26 1910

The Palladium (as it was titled until 1934) quickly became a premier venue for variety performances

such as the 1926 pantomime Cinderella (video footage of this production remains to this day). Throughout the 1930s

the entertainment group The Crazy Gang performed at the theatre regularly

gaining widespread popularity with the general public as well as the Royal Family. During this time

bookings were manages by theatrical impresario Val Parnell. During the Second World War

the theatre suffered a bomb scare when an unexploded parachute mine fell through the roof. A Royal Navy bomb disposal team arrived on the scene and managed to render it safe. Parnell became managing director in 1945 and embarked on a radical policy of favoring famous American acts at the top of the bill. These included Judy Garland

Bing Crosby

Bob Hope

Sammy Davis Jr

and Frank Sinatra. The popularity of the Palladium’s variety shows would be further expanded with the ITV programme Sunday Night at the London Palladium

which was broadcast live throughout its run (1955-1967). In 1968

the theatre produced its first musical

Golden Boy starring Sammy Davis Jr. After a return to variety in the 1980s (ITV1’s Live From the Palladium)

the theatre began showing more musicals

Including Oliver! and Saturday Night Fever. When the Really Useful Group purchased the theatre in 2000

the trend continued. The theatre often returns to its roots as the host of music concerts (such as Elton John) and as a regular host of the Royal Variety Performance (as recently as 2013).

The King and I (2018)
Dick Whittington (2017)
The Wind In The Willows (2017)
Cinderella (2016)
Lord Of The Dance - Michael Flatley - Dangerous Games (2014)
Bobby Sox and Blue Jeans (2014)
I Can't Sing - The X Factor Musical (2014)
A Chorus Line, The Nutcracker on Ice (2013)
Scrooge – The Musical (2012)
The Wizard of Oz (2011)
Shrek the Musical (2010)
Sister Act the Musical (2009)
The Sound of Music (2006)
Sinatra at the London Palladium (2006)
Scrooge – The Musical (2005)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002)
The King and I (2000)
Saturday Night Fever (1998)
Oliver! (1994)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1991)

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS:

Wheelchair spaces and transfer seats available

Are there adapted toilets?

Adapted toilets are available

ASSISTED PERFORMANCES:Are there facilities for the hard-of-hearing?

There is an infrared system working throughout the auditorium (30 headsets).

Are guide dogs and/or hearing dogs permitted?

Access dogs are not allowed inside the auditorium. Staff available to dog sit.

Please contact the theatre directly for further information.