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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 7 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: 1989

A Little Night Music program, 1989

 Item — Box 13
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: 1989

Can You Hear Me at the Back?, 1979

 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: 1979

Mack & Mabel, 1995

 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: 1995

Noises Off!, 2003

 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: 2003

Romeo and Juliet, 2002

 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: 2002

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: 1991