Celebrating Twenty Years Online 2001 - 2021Updates to the site in 2018
30th December 2018
The Canterbury Theatre, London - More Information and New Images Added for the 1876 Theatre
29th December 2018
Ann Montini's Variety Days - Ann Meets Granada TV Producer Johnnie Hamp
Neil Sean's Hall of Fame - Memories of British Comedy Greats
28th December 2018
26th December 2018
The Apollo Victoria Theatre - More Information and New Images Added
25th December 2018
24th December 2018
The Peacock Theatre, Kingsway, London - More Information and New Image Added
23rd December 2018
The Royalty / Peacock Theatre, Kingsway, London - More Information and Images Added
The Grand Opera House, Middlesborough - New Image Added
21st December 2018
The Theatre Royal, Haymarket - New Image Added towards bottom of page
19th December 2018
The Embassy Theatre, Holborn, London - More Information and Images Added
17th December 2018
The Grand Theatre, Leeds - More Information and Images Added
The Theatre Royal, Leeds - More Information Added
16th December 2018
The National Opera House, Thames Embankment, London - The Theatre That Never Was - New Map Added
14th December 2018
The Coronet Theatre, Notting Hill Gate - Page Updated and More Information and New Images Added
The Bon-Accord Music Hall, Aberdeen - New Listing Added
The St. George's Hall, Bradford - New Image Added
The St. George's Hall, London - More Information for 1898 Added
13th December 2018
The Palace Theatre, Aberdeen - More Information Added and Listing Updated
12th December 2018
The Music Hall, Aberdeen - New Listing Added
The East Ham Palace - Many New Programmes Added to Slideshow Near Bottom of Page
10th December 2018
The Royal Aquarium, Great Yarmouth - More Information and New Images Added
7th December 2018
The Pavilion Theatre, Whitechapel Road, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added
5th December 2018
The East Ham Palace - More Information and New Images Added
Horatio Lloyd's Biography - More Information and New Image Added
4th December 2018
The Gillian Lynne Theatre - More Information and Many New Images Added
3rd December 2018
1st December 2018
The Alexandra Palace Theatre - More Information Added and Listing Updated
30th November 2018
Ann Montini's Variety Days - Ann mee ts Sir David Jason
The Canterbury Theatre, London - New 1880 Programme Added
28th November 2018
The Metropolitan, Edgeware Road - More Infomation and Image for its Early Years Added
27th November 2018
The Windmill Theatre, London - New Information and Images for it's Original Opening Added
The Carlton Theatre, Birmingham - More Information Added
26th November 2018
The Euston Theatre of Varieties - More Information and New Images Added
25th November 2018
The Memoirs of the Ventriloquist Lt. Frank Travis 1854-1931 - More Information and New Images Added
23rd November 2018
The Prince's Theatre / Shaftesbury Theatre, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added
The Palace Theatre, Dundee - More Information and New Image Added
The Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen - More Information and New Image Added
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane - New Advertisement relating to the 1922 Auditorium Rebuild Added Here
22nd November 2018
The Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool - Page Updated and More Information and New Images Added
Arthur Lloyd's Biography - More Information and Image Added Towards the End of the Page
The Playhouse Theatre, London - New Image from its time as a BBC Studio in 1957 Added
The Gaiety Theatre, London - New Image from 1909 Added Here
The Lyceum Theatre, London - New Image from its time as a Ballroom in 1957 Added Here
The London Hippodome - New Image from 1957 Added
The Holborn Empire - New Image Added
The St. James's Theatre, London - New 1957 Image Added
21st November 2018
The Gillian Lynne Theatre, formerly the New London Theatre / Winter Garden Theatre - More Details Added for the closure of the Winter Garden Theatre and hopes for the New London Theatre Added Here and New Image for the Construction of the New London Added Here
St. George's Theatre, Tufnell Park, London - New Information and Image Added
Walter Emden, Theatre Architect - New Obituary from the ERA Added
20th November 2018
The Shaftesbury Theatre, London - More Information and New Image Added
The Original Shaftesbury Theatre, London - More Information Added
The St. James's Theatre, London - More Information and New Images Added
The Gaiety Theatre, London - More Information and New Images of the Theatre's 1957 Demolition Added
Stratford East Theatres - New Image Added Top of Page
19th November 2018
The Piccadilly Theatre, London - More Information and New Image Added
London's West End Theatres - I have added a Quick Facts Pop Up box to each of the West End Theatre's Pages, listing stage dimensions and other useful details. Here is the Apollo Theatre's page as an example.
18th November 2018
The Gielgud Theatre, London - More Information Added
15th November 2018
The Gaiety Theatre, London - Many New Images Added
14th November 2018
Arthur Lloyd's Biography - More Information Added Towards the End of the Page
The Paisley Theatre - Page Restructured Slightly and Four New Programmes Added
13th November 2018
The Memoirs of the Ventriloquist Lt. Frank Travis 1854-1931 - Major New Page Added
The Curve Theatre, Leicester - Page Updated
The Theatre Royal, Llanelli - New Listing Added
12th November 2018
The Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London - More Information Added for 1880 Alterations
9th November 2018
The Prince Edward Theatre, London - More Information and New Image Added
The Ambassadors Theatre, London - Page Updated
8th November 2018
The Burnley Empire - Page Updated and More Information Added
The Forum Theatre, Fulham - More Information and New Images Added
The Playhouse Theatre, London - New Image Added
The Cambridge Theatre, London - More Information Added
7th November 2018
The Saville Theatre, London - Page Updated and More information and Many New Images Added
5th November 2018
The Apollo Theatre, London - New Images Added
A Chat with Theatre Architect W. G. R. Sprague in 1905 - Added to Sprague's Page Here
The Theatre Royal, Nottingham - More Information Added
The Manchester opera House - More Information Added
His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen - More Information and Images added
4th November 2018
The Aldwych Theatre, London - More Information and Images Added
The Theatre Royal, Dumfries - More Information and New Image Added
3rd November 2018
The Savoy Theatre, London - More Information and Images Added
2nd November 2018
The London Hippodrome - Page Reworked and More Information and Images Added
1st November 2018
The Brighton Hippodrome - New Image Added
The Carlton Theatre, Haymarket, London - More Information and New Image Added
The Leicester Square Theatre - More Information and New Image Added
The Trocadero Cinema, Elephant & Castle - New Images Added
31st October 2018
The Dominion Theatre, London - More Information and Images Added to Various Sections of the Page
30th October 2018
The Marlborough Theatre, Islington, London - New Image Added
The Tivoli Theatre, Glasgow - New Image Added
29th October 2018
Neil Sean's Hall of Fame - Memories of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane - New Article and Video Added
The Queen's Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London - More Information on the 1940 Bomb Damage Added
The Duchess Theatre, London - More Information Added
28th October 2018
Ann Montini's Variety Days - Ann meets Anthony Bygraves, son of the legendary star Max Bygraves
The Bradford Alhambra Theatre - More Information and New Images Added
The Queen's Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London - New Images and Information Added
The Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London - New Image Added
27th October 2018
The Floral Hall, Leicester - New Image Added
26th October 2018
The St. Martin's Theatre, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added
The Noel Coward Theatre, London - More Information Added about the Change of Name to The Albery
24th October 2018
The Dominion Theatre, London - New Image Added
The Victoria Hall, Settle, Yorkshire - New Images Added
The Theatre Royal, Coatbridge - New Image Added
22nd October 2018
The Victoria Hall, Settle, Yorkshire - New Listing Added
The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, Yorkshire - Page Moved Here
21st October 2018
The Harlow Playhouse - New Page Added
19th October 2018
Burnley Theatres - More Information and Many New Images Added
The Borough Theatre, Stratford East - Page Updated and New Image Added
The Hulme Playhouse Theatre - A New NDO CD has been released - Details Here
The National Standard Theatre, Shoreditch - More Information Added
16th October 2018
The Princess Cinema, Dagenham - N ew Page Added
The Tivoli Picture Theatre, London - New 1932 Image Added
The Theatre Royal, Halifax - New Image Added
The Victoria Theatre, Halifax - New Image Added
15th October 2018
The Leith Theatre, Edinburgh - New Page Added
The Theatre Royal, Leeds - More Information for the 1867 Theatre Added
The Theatre Royal, Newcastle - More Information for the 1867 Redecoration Added
The New East London Theatre, Whitechapel Road, London - More Information Added
14th October 2018
The Picture House, Keighly, Yorks - New Listing Added
The National Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, London - New Image and Information Added
13th October 2018
The Southport Palladium - New Listing Added
The Leicester Palace Theatre - New Sketch of the Theatre's Demolition Added
The Regal, Kingston - New Image Added
The Olympia Theatre, Liverpool - More Information Added for its Later Years
12th October 2018
Foresters Music Hall, London - More Information and Images Added
The Borough Theatre, North Shields - New Image Added
11th October 2018
The Aldwych Theatre, London - New Images and Information Added
The Duke of York's Theatre, London - Four 1920s Programme Covers Added
10th October 2018
The Savoy Theatre, London - Three New Programme Covers Added
The Golders Green Hippodrome - Two New 1940s Programme Covers Added
9th October 2018
West End in Watercolour by John Higgins - New Book Added to my Recommended Books Page
Theatres of Achievement by John Higgins - New Book Added to my Recommended Books Page
8th October 2018
Theatre Peckham - New Listing Added
7th October 2018
The Apollo, Hammersmith - More Information and Images Added
The Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool - Two New 1849 Images Added
5th October 2018
The Theatre Royal / Tivoli Theatre, Hull - More Information and Images Added
The Grand Opera House, Hull - New Image Added
The National Picture Theatre, Hull - New Image Added
3rd October 2018
The Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool - New Images and Information Added
2nd October 2018
The Dominion Theatre, London - New Image Added
29th September 2018
The Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man - New Video of the Corsican Trap in Operation Added
28th September 2018
Neil Sean's Hall of Fame - Memories of Brighton Theatre - New Article and Video Added
The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin - New Lithograph of the Theatre's Auditorium Added
The Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man - New Image of the Ceiling Dome and Sun Burner Added
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London - Page Updated and New Image Added
The London Pavilion - Page Updated
26th September 2018
The Globe Theatre, Plymouth - New Listing Added Here
25th September 2018
The Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added - And Here
The Scottish Zoo and Hippodrome, Glasgow - New 1908 Image Added
The Westminster Theatre, London - New Full Programme from 1935 Added
The Theatre Royal, Bath -New Image with Article Added
The Ambassador's Theatre, London - New 1933 Programme Cover Added
24th September 2018
The Saville Theatre, London - New Image Added
23rd September 2018
The Salisbury Playhouse - New Images Added
The Shaftesbury Theatre, London - More Information and One Image Added
22nd September 2018
20th September 2018
The Llandudno Palladium - Two New Images added
The Llandudno Pier Pavilion - Two New Images added
The Brixton Theatre, London - Three New Images Added
The Playhouse Theatre, London - New Image Added
The Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn - Many New Programme Covers Added
19th September 2018
Theatres in Llanelli, Wales - New Page Added
18th September 2018
The King's Theatre, Hammersmith - More Information and Many New Images Added
The Operetta House / Savoy Theatre, Clacton-On-Sea - New Images Added
The Rialto Theatre, Coventry Street, London - New Images Added
The Novelty Theatre / Kingsway Theatre, London - New Image Added
The Chiswick Empire - New Image Added
17th September 2018
Salisbury Theatres - New Page Added
The Queen's Theatre, Spring Gardens, Manchester - More Information and New Images Added
15th September 2018
The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh - Several New Images Added
14th September 2018
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane - Details of the 2019 Refurbishment Added Here
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane - Two New Images Added Here
The Royal Duchess Theatre, Balham - New StreetView Site Image Added and Address Clarified
13th September 2018
The Theatre Royal, Bath - More Early Information Added
12th September 2018
The Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London - New Article Added Here detailing C. J. Phipps' 1880 Alterations
11th September 2018
The Troxy Cinema, Stepney, London - New Page Added
10th September 2018
Ann Montini's Variety Days - New Monthly Feature Added, starting with a Chat with Sir Roger Moore
The Theatre Royal, Bath - More Information Added
9th September 2018
The Dominion Theatre, London - A Plethora of New Images and Some More Information Added, including Two New Slideshows showing Many New Photographs of the Theatre's FOH Bars and Function Rooms, and of the Theatre's now Disused Balcony, Staircases, and Followspot Box / Projection Room.
6th September 2018
The Donmar Warehouse, London - New Page Added
The Cambridge Theatre, London - New Image and Information Added towards Bottom of Page
5th September 2018
The Dominion Theatre, London - More Images Added
The Kilburn Tricycle Theatre has reopened as the Kiln Theatre - Page Updated
The Cambridge Theatre, London - Two New Images Added
4th September 2018
The Dominion Theatre, London - More Information Added - And Opening Programme and Review Added Here
3rd September 2018
Neil Sean's Hall of Fame - Memories of The London Coliseum - New Article and Video Added
The Dominion Theatre, London - More Information Added
30th August 2018
The Dominion Theatre, London - Page Restructured and More Information and Images Added - More to Come Soon too!
29th August 2018
The Alhambra Music Hall / Theatre, Belfast - New Image and More Information Added
28th August 2018
Theatre openings on the Timeline Page now Added up to 1870
27th August 2018
The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin - More Images Added
24th August 2018
The Dominion Theatre, London - More Information about the long closed off Balcony Added
The Victoria Theatre, Salford - Listing Updated
Collin's Music Hall, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added
23rd August 2018
The Theatre Royal, Southampton - Listing Restructured and New Image Added
The Little Theatre, London - More Information Added for its final years
20th August 2018
The London Palladium - New Image Added Here for Bruce Forsyth's Commemoration and Internment in the Theatre's Substage
The Temperance Hall, Merthyr Tydfil - New Listing Added
The Hulme Playhouse Theatre - Page Updated
The Elephant & Castle Theatre / Coronet - Page Updated
17th August 2018
The Leicester Haymarket Theatre - Page Updated
16th August 2018
15th August 2018
14th August 2018
The Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow - New Watercolour of the Royal Box Added Here
13th August 2018
9th August 2018
The Rotherhithe Hippodrome - New Image of Bomb Damage to Neptune Street Added
7th August 2018
The Queen's Theatre, Dublin - More Information and New image Added
The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin - Two New Images Added
6th August 2018
The Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool - New Early Poster Added Top of Page
The Theatre Royal, Haymarket - Many New Images Added
4th August 2018
The May Fair Theatre, London - New Image Added
3rd August 2018
The Londesborough Theatre, Westborough, Scarborough - New Image Added
2nd August 2018
The Theatre Royal, Haymarket - New Image of the 1880 Auditorium Added
The Londesborough Theatre, Westborough, Scarborough - New Information Added
31st July 2018
The Third Adelphi Theatre, London - Two New Paintings by George Richmond Added
Belfast's Early Theatres - Brief Details Added
30th July 2018
The Palace Theatre, Nelson - More Information Added
20th July 2018
17th July 2018
The Spa Theatre, Scarborough - More Information and New Image Added
The Royal Pantheon Music Hall, Scarborough - More Information and New Image Added
The Futurist Theatre, Scarborough - More Information Added
16th July 2018
13th July 2018
The Palace Theatre, Attercliff Road, Sheffield - More Information Added
The Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich - New Image Added
11th July 2018
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall - Page Rewritten and More Information and New Image Added
10th July 2018
9th July 2018
The Brighton Astoria is currently being Demolished - More Information and Images Added
The Minerva Hall, Glasgow - More Information Added
The Futurist Theatre, Scarborough - More Information Added
5th July 2018
The Futurist Theatre, Scarborough - More Information Added and Listing Restructured
4th July 2018
The Alexandra Music Hall, Scarborough - More Information and New Images Added
The Futurist Theatre, Scarborough - More Images of the Theatre's Demolition Added
3rd July 2018
Theatre openings on the Timeline Page now Added up to 1869
The Theatre Royal, Croydon - More Information Added for 1868
2nd July 2018
The Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough - New Listing Added
The Futurist Theatre, Scarborough - More Images of the Theatre's Demolition Added
1st July 2018
The Futurist Theatre, Scarborough - Page Updated and New Images of the Theatre's Demolition Added
29th June 2018
The Metropole Theatre, Camberwell - New Painting by George Richmond Added
27th June 2018
The New London Theatre / Gillian Lynne Theatre - More Images Added Here
26th June 2018
The Gaumont Cinema / Regent Theatre, Dudley - New Listing Added
The Colosseum Theatre, Dudley - More Information Added
23rd June 2018
The New London Theatre has been renamed the Gillian Lynne Theatre - Page Updated and Moved Here
22nd June 2018
Edmund Kean - Page Rebuilt and More Information and Images Added
19th June 2018
The Bedford Theatre, London - Many New Images Added
18th June 2018
The Whitebait Music Hall, Glasgow - More Information Added
The Dudley Hippodrome - More Information and Images Added
14th June 2018
Theatres in Dudley, West Midlands - New Page Added
13th June 2018
The Palace Theatre, Leicester - Opening Night Silk Bill Added
12th June 2018
The Scottish Exhibition Centre - New Page Added
The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr - Listing Updated
11th June 2018
Arthur Lloyd's 'Ballyvogan' - More Information and Images Added
10th June 2018
The Whitebait Music Hall, Glasgow - Page Rebuilt and More Information and Images Added
Music Hall, Barker's Pool, Sheffield - New Listing Added Here
9th June 2018
The Theatre Royal & Opera House, Merthyr Tydfil - New Listing Added
The Alhambra Theatre, Perth - New Images Added
The Prospectus for the Alhambra Theatre, Perth Added Here
Theatre openings on the Timeline Page now Added up to 1868
5th June 2018
Her Majesty's Theatre, London - More Information and New Images for Third Theatre Added Here
The Royal Globe Theatre, London - New Article and image Added
4th June 2018
The Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool - Page Restructured and New Articles and Images Added
3rd June 2018
The Theatre Royal, New Street, Birmingham - New Images Added for Third Theatre Here
29th May 2018
The Plaza, Stockport - Many New Images Added
Theatres in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales - New Page Started
28th May 2018
The Royal Victoria Music Hall, Bethnal Green - New Page Added
The Theatre Royal, Hanley - Two New Images Added
Theatre openings on the Timeline Page now Added up to 1867
27th May 2018
The Ambassadors Theatre, London - More Information and Many New Images Added
The Borough Theatre, Stratford East - New Painting by George Richmond Added
The Royal Court Theatre, Wigan - Page Updated
The Dominion Theatre, London - New Top Image Added
24th May 2018
The Theatre Royal, York Street, Glasgow - New Page Added
17th May 2018
Theatres in Stirling, Scotland - Major New Page Added
The Kilburn Palace -Two New Images Added
The Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, Isle of Man - More Information Added
11th May 2018
The Bridge Theatre, London - New Page Added
The Majestic Theatre, Gravesend - New Image Added
The Palace Theatre, Manchester - New Information Added for the 1950s period
The Empire Theatre, Kidderminster - New Images and Information Added
30th April 2018
The Rivoli Picture House, Southend, Formerly the Empire Theatre - Two New Images Added
The Happy Valley Theatre, Llandudno - New Image Added to Bottom of Listing
The Camberwell Palace - New Watercolour by George Richmond Added
23rd April 2018
Brickwell's Theatre / The Paisley Theatre / Victory Theatre - New Programme Covers and Photos Added
The Camberwell Palace - New Memoirs Added to bottom of Listing
16th April 2018
The Aldwych Theatre, London - New Image Added
8th April 2018
The Broadway Theatre, New Cross - New Image Added
The Phoenix Theatre, London - New Image Added
28th March 2018
The Saville Theatre, London - More Information and Several New Images Added
The Cambridge Theatre, London - New Image Added
7th March 2018
The Theatre Royal, Smethwick, Birmingham - Two New Images Added
5th March 2018
The Old Vic, London - Two New Images Added
2nd March 2018
The Royal Alexandra Theatre, Camden / Park Theatre - New Watercolour by George Richmond Added
The Theatre Royal, Shakespeare Square, Edinburgh - New Image and Information Added
1st March 2018
The New Theatre Royal, Loughborough - New Listing Added Here
The Garrick Theatre, Whitechapel - Two New Images Added
26th February 2018
The City of London Theatre - New Image and More Information Added
The Empire Palace Theatre / Hippodrome, Wolverhampton - New Image Added
25th February 2018
The Bath Street Theatre, Ashby de la Zouch - New Page Added
The Sparrow Hill Theatre, Loughborough - New Page Added
The City of London Theatre - New Image and Information Added
20th February 2018
The Theatre Royal, Newcastle - New Article by Graeme Smith Added with Many Images Here
The Tyne Theatre, Newcastle - More Information Added
15th February 2018
The Hulme Hippodrome - Two New 1940s Programmes Added
The Guildhall, Cambridge - Details Added to the Cambridge Theatres Page Here
12th February 2018
The Empire Theatre, Glasgow - New Painting by George Richmond Added
The Palace Theatre, Glasgow - New Painting by George Richmond Added
Theatre openings on the Timeline Page now Added up to 1866
9th February 2018
The Perth Theatre - More Images Added
The Perth Pavilion - New Image Added
6th February 2018
The Kilburn Empire - More Information and New image Added
2nd February 2018
31st January 2018
Theatre openings on the Timeline Page now Added up to 1865
30th January 2018
Robert Arthur, Theatre Impresario - New Article Added Here
Theatre openings on the Timeline Page now Added up to 1864
29th January 2018
The Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone - New Image Added
The Chatham Empire Theatre and Picture House - New Information and Image added
The Theatre Royal, Bournemouth - Listing Updated
The Theatre Royal, Dunlop Street, Glasgow - New Article and Image Added Here
28th January 2018
The Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield - Many New Images Added
7th January 2018
The Baddeley Cake Celebration at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane - New Image Added
The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield - More Information Added
The Playhouse Theatre, Sheffield - More Information Added
5th January 2018
Theatre openings on the Timeline Page now Added up to 1859
4th January 2018
The Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool - New Painting by George Richmond Added
2nd January 2018
The Alexandra Music Hall, Glasgow - More Information and New Image Added