About the Piccadilly Theatre

The Piccadilly Theatre first opened in 1928 and is located next to London's famous Regent Palace Hotel. While the exterior of the theatre is attractive, the interiors truly shine with a stunning art-deco aesthetic. The Piccadilly theatre has faced some damaging incidents over the years, such as a stray German bomb during the Second World War and a partial ceiling collapse during a performance of Death of a Salesman in 2019, yet it still stands proud as an iconic West End venue.

Notable productions at the Piccadilly have included Grease, Jersey Boys, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and the aforementioned Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke. Before it moved to the Savoy Theatre in 2021, Pretty Woman: The Musical made its West End premiere at the Piccadilly Theatre.

Piccadilly Theatre History and Timeline

The Piccadilly Theatre opens

The Piccadilly premieres England's first talking picture

The venue opens as The London Casino

The building is bombed during the Second World War

The Rape of the Belt

The Piccadilly houses Broadway transfers

Jean Anouilh’s Dear Antoine

The London production of Gypsy opened

Wild Oats

Privates on Parade opens

Piaf transfers to The Piccadilly

Educating Rita transfers

'I' ends in disaster

Mutiny!

Live From... broadcasts

A Little Night Music is revived in the West End

Two Flop Musicals, Moby Dick & Which Witch

Pam Gems' Piaf

Mack and Mabel is revived

Peter Hall's The School for Wives

Spend, Spend, Spend opens

My One and Only opens

Shockheaded Peter opens

Ragtime has its London premiere

Noises Off transfers

Tom Stoppard's Jumpers

The London premiere of Jailhouse Rock

Guys and Dolls opens

Grease the Musical is revived

Ray Quinn joins Grease cast

Grease celebrates 1000 shows

Ghost the Musical has its World Premiere

Viva Forever opens at the Piccadilly

Dirty Dancing returns to the West End

Jersey Boys transfers to the Piccadilly

Jersey Boys extends

Jersey Boys cast change

Jersey Boys to close

Annie revival opens

Strictly judge joins Annie

Meera Syal plays Miss Hannigan

Strictly Ballroom opens

The Lehman Triology transfers to the Piccadilly Theatre

Heartbeat of Home dances in to the Piccadilly Theatre

Death of a Salesman transfers

Ceiling collapses during performance of Death of a Salesman

Pretty Woman: The Musical arrives in London

Moulin Rouge! The Musical premieres on the West End

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