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, one of two opened by actor/manager Charles Wyndham (the other is the

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in the

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, it was designed c.1898 by W. G. R. Sprague, the architect of six other London theatres between then and 1916. It was designed to seat 759 patrons on three levels; later refurbishment increased this to four seating levels. The theatre was Grade II* listed by

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in September 1960.

History

Wyndham had always dreamed of building a theatre of his own, and through the admiration of a patron and the financial confidence of friends, he was able to realise his dream. Wyndham's Theatre opened on 16 November 1899, in the presence of the

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. The first play performed there was a revival of T. W. Robertson's ''

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''. A number of successes followed, including

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playing the lead role in '' Mrs Dane's Defence'' in 1900, upon which Wyndham said that “''the applause when the curtain fell was the most tremendous he had ever known''”. In 1910, Gerald du Maurier began an association with the theatre which lasted 15 years and to include the stage debut of the screen actress Tallulah Bankhead. Du Maurier's small daughter, Daphne, often watched her father's performance from the wings. Thirty years later she presented her own play, '' The Years Between'', on the same stage. In 1917, J. M. Barrie's '' Dear Brutus'' ran for more than 360 performances at Wyndham's. The same play was revived in 1922 for another lengthy run. In April 1953, the theatre premiered

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's first play, '' The Living Room'', with a cast including

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. In January 1954, a small-scale musical pastiche, Sandy Wilson's '' The Boy Friend'', which had premiered at the much smaller

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, was moved to the Wyndham stage. It ran for 2,078 performances, before eventually transferring to Broadway. During the 60s and early 70s, the theatre continued to provide a setting for stars such as

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(''

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''),

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and Diana Rigg. The blockbuster of the 1970s decade – '' Godspell'' – opened at Wyndham's in January 1972 and ran to October 1974. The original cast included David Essex,

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and Jeremy Irons. Wyndhams Theatre 1900

Among more recent distinguished productions were the world premiere of ''

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'' by American playwright Arthur Miller and the British premiere of Edward Albee's ''

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'', starring

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. Twenty-five years after making her debut there, Diana Rigg returned to play a hugely successful season as

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. The critically acclaimed comedy, ''

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'', by Yasmina Reza, began its record-breaking run at Wyndham's in 1996 with

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and Ken Stott in the cast. It opened in October 1996, and transferred to the

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in October 2001.

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made her West End debut there in 2002, performing in a sell-out production of ''Up For Grabs''. This was followed by many other dramatic productions, including ''Dinner'' and the National Theatre's ''

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'' during 2004,

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in ''By The Bog Of Cats'', American TV star Ruby Wax in a children's stage version of '' The Witches'', which ran during March 2005; followed by a controversial limited season of

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'', which ran without the stars –

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and her daughter Aimee, who dropped out the night before the production opened. In 2005, theatre patrons saw Helen McCrory star alongside

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, Reece Shearsmith and Clive Rowe in a production of Shakespeare's ''

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as part of the park's London-themed area.

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's ''Heroes'', a translation of the French play ''Le vent des peupliers'' by Gérald Sibleyras, which starred

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and John Hurt. The following year the theatre hosted a new production of Joanna Murray-Smith's play '' Honour'' starring Diana Rigg, Martin Jarvis and Natascha McElhone, which ran between 7 February and 6 May 2006. It later hosted the West End transfer of the

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'', which starred Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell and ran till September. Between December 2006 and April 2007, the theatre presented the West End commercial transfer of

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's National Theatre hit '' The History Boys'' which played to sell-out houses during its run until April 2007.

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's production of Somerset Maugham's '' The Letter'' played through summer 2007. There was a short hiatus after

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was forced to postpone a scheduled London return. ''Shadowlands'', based on the life story of

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opened in October 2007, starring Charles Dance and Janie Dee, before another return of

's '' The History Boys'' from December 2007. The theatre closed temporarily for refurbishment works, before reopening in September 2008 with Kenneth Branagh starring in Michael Grandage's production of Chekhov's ''

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was the opening play in the Donmar West End twelve-month season at Wyndham's, with tickets at Donmar Warehouse prices. The Donmar West End season also included

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'', all staged by Grandage.

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, starring Helen McCrory,

and Clive Rowe * '' Heroes'' (18 October 2005 – 14 January 2006) by Gérald Sibleyras, starring

, John Hurt and Ken Stott * '' Honour'' (14 February 2006 – 6 May 2006) by Joanna Murray-Smith, starring Diana Rigg and Martin Jarvis * ''

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'' (16 October 2012 – 19 January 2013) (limited run following closure at the

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, starring

Adrian Scarborough Adrian Philip Scarborough (born 10 May 1968) is an English actor. He has appeared in films including ''The Madness of King George'' (1994), ''Gosford Park'' (2001), ''Vera Drake'' (2004), ''The History Boys'' (2006), ''The King's Speech'' (2010 ...

and Gawn Grainger * ''

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'' (27 June 2017 – 9 September 2017) by Lanie Robertson, starring

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* ''Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle'' (9 October 2017 – 6 January 2018) by Simon Stephens, starring

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and Kenneth Cranham * '' Long Day's Journey into Night'' (6 February 2018 – 8 April 2018) by

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, starring Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville * ''The Height of the Storm'' (9 October 2018 – 1 December 2018) by

, in a translation by

, starring Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins * '' Bill Bailey - Larks in Transit'' (3 December 2018 – 5 January 2019) *'' The Catherine Tate Show Live'' (7 January 2019 – 12 January 2019) * '' The Price'' (11 February 2019 – 27 April 2019) by Arthur Miller, starring

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* ''The Starry Messenger'' (29 May 2019 – 10 August 2019) by Kenneth Lonergan, starring

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and Elizabeth McGovern * '' Fleabag'' (28 August 2019 – 14 September 2019) by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge * ''The Man in the White Suit'' (8 October 2019 – 7 December 2019) by Sean Foley, starring Stephen Mangan,

and Sue Johnston * ''

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'' (13 December 2019 – 11 January 2020) by

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, starring Jason Manford, Ore Oduba and Carley Stenson * '' Leopoldstadt'' (12 June 2021 – 4 September 2021) by

(production previously played here from January to March 2020, when theatres closed due to

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) * '' Life of Pi'' (15 November 2021 – Present)

Donmar West End at Wyndham's

* ''

'' (17 September 2008 – 29 November 2008) by

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in a new version by

, starring Kenneth Branagh and Kevin R McNally * ''

'' (10 December 2008 – 7 March 2009) by

, starring

* ''

'' (18 March 2009 – 23 May 2009) by

, starring

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and Rosamund Pike * ''

'' (3 June 2009 – 22 August 2009) by

, starring

Michael Grandage Company

* '' Red'' (15 May 2018 – 28 July 2018) by John Logan, starring Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch

References

Bibliography

* ''Guide to British Theatres 1750–1950'', John Earl and Michael Sell pp. 150 (Theatres Trust, 2000)

External links

Wyndham's Theatre WebsiteDelfont Mackintosh Theatres
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