The site of the London Palladium theatre was earlier home to Hengler's Circus in the 1880’s. It was built in 1910 and was originally named The Palladium, which was later changed to The London Palladium in 1934.
The London Palladium became popular during the mid-1950's through the weekly television variety show "Sunday Night at The London Palladium", an arrangement which was revived somewhere in the late 1980's with "Live From The Palladium". The theatre was also used for concerts and one of the most famous being the 1960's Judy Garland/Liza Minnelli concert which was telecast on television.
In 1931, the London Palladium saw the rise of a group of comedians who formed what we know today as the famous "Crazy Gang" who occupied the theatre from June 1931 until October 1939. Particularly from 1980, the London Palladium became involved with musicals such as, "The King and I" with Yul Brynner and Virginia McKenna, Barnum with Michael Crawford, "Singin' in the Rain" with Tommy Steele, the short lived "Ziegfeld" with Topol, "La Cage Aux Follies" with George Hearn and Denis Quilley, the Opera North/Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "Show Boat", "Oliver!" with Jonathan Pryce and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" starring Michael Ball. Nearest Tube : Oxford Circus Tube Distance : 2 minutes walk Train Station : Charing Cross Car Park : Poland Street Car Parking Map : Click Here
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