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Piccadilly Theatre

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: ‍The Piccadilly Theatre​ operated as a cinema early on in its life, making entertainment history when it premiered the very first talking picture to be shown in Britain. ​The Piccadilly​ has presented most forms of stage entertainment from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ​To ​A Night with Dame Edna​. There have been a variety of Royal Shakespeare Company productions including ​Edward II ​starring ​Ian McKellen​, and ​Henry Fonda​ also made his West End debut in the solo play, Clarence Darrow.

The 1990’s brought about an array of musicals, ballets and dance, notably the most successful commercial ballet season ever to play in the West End, with ​Adventures in Motion Pictures’ Swan Lake​. Over the years, famous names has starred in a variety of shows such as; ​Dame Judi Dench​, ​Michael Pennington​, ​Julia MacKenzie​, ​Eric Sykes​. Over the years it has also hosted the smash-hit musical Spend Spend Spend​ starring Olivier award-winning actress, ​Barbara Dickson​, Noises Off ​starring ​Lynn Redgrave​ and the transfer of the multi-award winning Jersey Boys.

More information at: https://www.thepiccadillytheatre.com/

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

A Little Late Night Music (1989)

 File — Box 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of playbills, programs, and personal items collected by Tuck throughout his many years of theater-going. The bulk of the collection represents Pittsburgh area theaters as well as London area theatres. There are personal items such as his ticket stubs from performances, phonograph records, and newspaper clippings collected by Mr. Tuck in this collection as well.Throughout Mr. Tuck’s theater-going career he saw many different types of plays, musicals,...
Dates: 1951 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2005

Can You Hear Me at the Back?

 File — Box 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of playbills, programs, and personal items collected by Tuck throughout his many years of theater-going. The bulk of the collection represents Pittsburgh area theaters as well as London area theatres. There are personal items such as his ticket stubs from performances, phonograph records, and newspaper clippings collected by Mr. Tuck in this collection as well.Throughout Mr. Tuck’s theater-going career he saw many different types of plays, musicals,...
Dates: Existence: 1960 - 2008

Mack & Mabel

 File — Box 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of playbills, programs, and personal items collected by Tuck throughout his many years of theater-going. The bulk of the collection represents Pittsburgh area theaters as well as London area theatres. There are personal items such as his ticket stubs from performances, phonograph records, and newspaper clippings collected by Mr. Tuck in this collection as well.Throughout Mr. Tuck’s theater-going career he saw many different types of plays, musicals,...
Dates: Existence: 1960 - 2008

Noises Off!

 File — Box 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of playbills, programs, and personal items collected by Tuck throughout his many years of theater-going. The bulk of the collection represents Pittsburgh area theaters as well as London area theatres. There are personal items such as his ticket stubs from performances, phonograph records, and newspaper clippings collected by Mr. Tuck in this collection as well.Throughout Mr. Tuck’s theater-going career he saw many different types of plays, musicals,...
Dates: Existence: 1960 - 2008

Romeo and Juliet

 File — Box 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of playbills, programs, and personal items collected by Tuck throughout his many years of theater-going. The bulk of the collection represents Pittsburgh area theaters as well as London area theatres. There are personal items such as his ticket stubs from performances, phonograph records, and newspaper clippings collected by Mr. Tuck in this collection as well.Throughout Mr. Tuck’s theater-going career he saw many different types of plays, musicals,...
Dates: Existence: 1960 - 2008

Tovarich (1991)

 File — Box 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of playbills, programs, and personal items collected by Tuck throughout his many years of theater-going. The bulk of the collection represents Pittsburgh area theaters as well as London area theatres. There are personal items such as his ticket stubs from performances, phonograph records, and newspaper clippings collected by Mr. Tuck in this collection as well.Throughout Mr. Tuck’s theater-going career he saw many different types of plays, musicals,...
Dates: Existence: 1960 - 2008