Gielgud Theatre

The Gielgud Theatre opened over 100 years ago in 1906, originally named the Hicks Theatre. The first ever production on stage was The Beauty of Bath by Seymour Hicks. who the theatre was named after, and Cosmo Hamilton.

With a rich history of drama, music and comedy, over a century since opening the the Gielgud Theatre was home to To Kill A Mockingbird in 2022. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee, the play was a huge success. 

Of all the famous stars to have taken to the Gielgud stage, the most famous of all has been the theatre cat, Beerbohm. The cat became so famous that it received a front-page obituary in The Stage in 1995.

What's On

Juno And The Paycock

21st September - 23rd November 

Dublin, 1922, the Irish Civil War is tearing the nation apart. Juno Boyle, a beleaguered matriarch whose sharp wit is a survival tool, struggles to make ends meet and keep the family together, and her husband fancies himself a ship commander but sails no further than the pub.

When providence comes knocking with news of a great inheritance, could the family's troubles finally be over?

  • Tickets from £23
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What's On

Oliver!

Booking until March 2026

Cameron Mackintosh’s brings his new production of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver! to the Gielgud Theatre.  With a sensational score, including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more, the Tony and Oscar-winning masterpiece vividly brings to life Dickens’ ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more.

  • Tickets from £23
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