Garrick Theatre

The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, named after the stage actor David Garrick. It opened in 1889 with The Profligate, a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, and another Pinero play, The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith, was an early success at the theatre. In its early years, the Garrick appears to have specialised in the performance of melodrama. The theatre later became associated with comedies, including No Sex Please, We're British, which played for four years from 1982 to 1986.

Garrick Theatre
Garrick Theatre in 2017
AddressCharing Cross Road
London, WC2
United Kingdom
Coordinates51.509722°N 0.128056°W / 51.509722; -0.128056
Public transit Charing Cross; Leicester Square
Charing Cross
OwnerNimax Theatres
DesignationGrade II*
TypeWest End theatre
Capacity718 on 3 levels (currently)
800 on 4 levels (originally)
ProductionFor Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy
Construction
Opened24 April 1889 (1889-04-24)
ArchitectWalter Emden, with C. J. Phipps
Website
nimaxtheatres.com/theatres/garrick-theatre/
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