Lyceum Theatre, Theatre in City of Westminster, England
The Lyceum Theatre is a performing arts venue in the City of Westminster that holds two thousand one hundred seats distributed across several levels. A portico with columns marks the facade, while inside the balcony extends over the lower circle, dividing the auditorium into broad sections.
The facade dates back to eighteen hundred and thirty-four, when Samuel Beazley designed it. In nineteen hundred and four, a complete reconstruction took place, during which Bertie Crewe retained the original front while adding Rococo interior elements.
The Rococo decoration creates a feeling of playfulness, with curved ornaments and soft lines recalling the eighteenth century. This interior has since shaped every performance with a setting that places theatregoers in an earlier time, framing the stage experience with visual richness.
The auditorium is reached by stairs and lifts, with seating spread over three floors and wheelchair users finding dedicated areas on the ground level. Performances take place regularly, usually in the evening and also in the afternoon, so visitors can choose according to schedule and preference.
Between seventeen hundred and ninety-four and eighteen hundred and nine, the building housed a circus programme by Philip Astley and the very first waxwork exhibition by Madame Tussaud in London. These early years reveal a variety of entertainment forms that were later replaced by dedicated theatre use.
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