London Palladium
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The London Palladium (/pəˈleɪdiˌʊm/) is a Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street, London, in Soho. The auditorium holds 2,286 people. Hundreds of stars have played there, many with televised performances. Between 1955 and 1969 Sunday Night at the London Palladium was staged at the venue, produced for the ITV network. The show included a performance by the Beatles on 13 October 1963. One national paper's headlines in the following days coined the term "Beatlemania" to describe the increasingly hysterical interest in the band.[3]
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Address | Argyll Street London, W1 United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 51.5146°N 0.1405°W / 51.5146; -0.1405 |
Public transit | Oxford Circus |
Owner | LW Theatres |
Designation | Grade II*[1] |
Type | West End theatre |
Capacity | 2,286[2] |
Construction | |
Opened | 26 December 1910; 113 years ago (1910-12-26) 17 May 2021; 2 years ago (2021-05-17) |
Years active | 1926 – present |
Architect | Frank Matcham |
Website | |
(Official Website) |
While the theatre hosts resident shows, it is also able to host one-off performances, such as concerts, TV specials and Christmas pantomimes. It has hosted the Royal Variety Performance 43 times, most recently in 2019.