Wyndham's Theatre in London is a west end theatre situated on Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster and one of two theatres opened by actor/manager Charles Wyndham. it was designed by W.G.R Sprague in about 1898, who was the architect of six other London theatres between then and 1916. It was designed to seat 759 patrons on three levels although later refurbishment changed it into four. The theatre was Grade II listed by English Heritage in September 1960.
Charles Wyndham had always dreamed of building a theatre of his own and through the admiration of a patron and the financial confidence and generosity of friends, he was able to realise his dream when Wyndham's Theatre opened on 16 November 1899, in the presence of the Prince Of Wales. The first play performed the theatre was a revival of T.W. Robertson's David Garrick.
In 1910 Gerald Du Maurier, began an association with the theatre which lasted 15 years and included the stage debut of the screen actress Tallulah Bankhead. Du Maurier's small daughter, Daphne, often watched her father's performance from the wings. Thirty years later she presented her own play at the theate called The Years Between.
In January 1954, a small-scale musical pastiche, The Boyfriend by Sandy Wilson, which had begun life at the much smaller Players Theatre was moved to the Wyndham stage. It ran for 2078 performances, before eventually transferring to Broadway. During the 1960s and early 1970s the theatre continued to provide a setting for stars such as Vanessa Redgrave, Alec Guiness, and Diana Rigg.
The blockbuster of the decade - Godspell opened at Wyndham's in January 1972 and lasted to October 1974. The original cast included Jeremy Irons, Marti Caine and David Essex.
In May 2005, the theatre was taken over by Delfont-Mackintosh Ltd. which began operations of the venue in September 2005. In October 2005 the theatre presented Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Heroes starring John Hurt and Richard Griffiths.
The following year the theatre hosted a new production of Honour by Joanne Murray-Smith starring Diana Rigg, which ran between 7th February and 6th May 2006. It later hosted the West End transfer of the musical Sunday In The Park With George starring Daniel Evans which ran till September. Between December 2006 and April 2007, the theatre presented the west end commercial transfer of Alan Bennet's National Theatre smash hit play, The History Boys which played to sell-out houses during its run until April 2007.
Other recent productions at the Wyndhams Theatre include The Letter, Shadowlands, Twelfth Night, Ivanov, and Jude Law srtarring in Hamlet.
Theatre tickets to all performances at the Wyndhams Theatre in London are available to purchase securely through this website.
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