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The Coliseum Theatre is one
of London's largest and best equipped theatres, opening
in 1904. Built by Frank Matcham, a famous theatrical
architect who designed two famous London theatres: the
London Palladium and the London Coliseum.
The inaugural performance was a variety bill on 24th
December 1904.
It was the creation of the most powerful theatre manager
of the day, Oswald Stoll, and the foremost theatre
architect, Frank Matcham. Their ambition was to build
the largest and finest 'People's palace of
entertainment' of its age. It was known as the London
Coliseum, but became the Coliseum Theatre between 1931
and 1968 when 651 performances of the musical comedy
White Horse Inn started on April 8, 1931).
It reverted to the original name when the Sadler's Wells
Opera Company (having moved from Sadler's Wells Theatre)
moved to the Coliseum in 1968. The Company changed its
name to the English National Opera in 1974 and bought
the freehold of the building for £12.8m.
It underwent extensive renovations between 2000 and 2004
and has the widest proscenium arch in London as well as
being one of the earliest to have electric lighting. It
was built with a revolving stage although this was
rarely used.
The theatre was the setting for the 2004 Royal Variety
Performance in the presence of HRH the Prince of Wales. |
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