Adelphi Theatre

409-412 Strand,
London, WC2R 0NS

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ArtDirector
ArtDirector on January 29, 2024 at 6:47 am

On a CTA visit members were told that the Art Deco ceiling light and ceiling actually covered the front of a very steeply raked gallery that stil exists. The work was done in the 1950s and in the same 1930s style. The stalls seating had to be re-spaced to make more room for the (now)larger members of the audience…

Ian
Ian on January 18, 2011 at 5:13 am

Some interior shots of the art deco auditorium here:–

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4807504941/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4807505209/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4808126144/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4807504445/

and the lozenge window in the bar here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4807504225/

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on January 18, 2011 at 4:22 am

A vintage 1955 photograph of the Strand, showing the Adelphi Theatre on the left, and a portion of the Tivoli Theatre on the right:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allhails/2784209086/

Ian
Ian on November 6, 2009 at 12:01 pm

A vintage 1975 exterior here:–

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2302196774/

A more modern shot here:–

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/808824456/

and a shot of the art deco foyer here:–

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/808824442/

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on November 5, 2009 at 2:44 pm

Good post KenRoe they just keep tearing them down and build another.