The Palace Theatre is located in the middle of Cambridge Circus and is one of the West End’s most prolific buildings. Originally built as a Grand Opera House, the auditorium features beautiful Victorian architecture, including a majestic ceiling and proscenium arch which frames the stage. It was designed by Thomas Edward Collcutt and was Grade II listed by English Heritage in 1960.
The theatre is perhaps best-known for housing Les Misérables before it transferred to the Queen’s Theatre (now the Sondheim Theatre) after 7,602 performances. Other notable productions include Jesus Christ Superstar, which ran for 8 years from 1971, Singin’ in the Rain, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Monty Python’s Spamalot! musical.
