The Other Palace

The Other Palace
Address Palace Street
London, SW1
United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°29′55″N 0°08′27″W / 51.49857°N 0.14091°W / 51.49857; -0.14091Coordinates: 51°29′55″N 0°08′27″W / 51.49857°N 0.14091°W / 51.49857; -0.14091
Public transit London Underground National Rail Victoria
Operator Really Useful Group
Type West End theatre
Capacity Main stage: 312
Studio theatre: 120
Construction
Opened 18 September 2012 (2012-09-18)
Architect Foster Wilson Architects
Website
www.theotherpalace.co.uk

The Other Palace is a theatre in London's West End which opened on 18 September 2012 as the St. James Theatre.[1] It features a 312-seat main theatre and a 120-seat studio theatre.[2] It was built on the site of the former Westminster Theatre, which was damaged by a fire in 2002 and subsequently demolished.[3] It was acquired by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group in 2016, and given its new name.[4]

Described as "the first newly built theatre complex in central London for 30 years",[2] the building was designed by Foster Wilson Architects.[5] The theatre began its debut season in September 2012 with the London premiere of Sandi Toksvig's Bully Boy.[1]

After its acquisition by the Really Useful Group, Paul Taylor Mills was appointed as the new artistic director, with a program intended to develop new musicals. The name change will become official in February 2017.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "St James Theatre in London's West End opens". BBC News. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "About the St. James Theatre". St James Theatre. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. Alistair Smith (6 May 2009). "New plans to breathe life into Westminster Theatre". The Stage. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 "St. James Theatre becomes The Other Palace". Really Useful Group. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. "Project: St James Theatre, Westminster". Foster Wilson Architects. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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