His Majestys Theatre 5276
The stalls seating at Her Majesty's Theatre London - again the seating does not extend too far under the balcony and the "letterbox" effect (a wide narrow view of the stage missing the upper reaches) is minimised. Designed by C J Phipps and Romaine Walker in a French C18th style. This is one of the West End's finest theatres, wide with excellent sightlines and supremely elegant. Apart from a number of pillars, this is a near perfect theatre, which has been described as "the best planned theatre in London". Built as a replacement to earlier theatres on this site since 1705, the current theatre was designed by C J Phipps and opened in April 1897. It seats around 1,200 currently, slightly down on the 1,319 quoted in 1897. The building is grade 2* listed and in 1986 the record-breaking run of "The Phantom of the Opera" began. The name reverted to His Majesty's after the coronation of King Charles III in 2023, and it is part of LW Theatres Group.
City of Westminster, London, West End, England - His Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket / Charles II Street
March 2010, image reworked 2024
His Majestys Theatre 5276
The stalls seating at Her Majesty's Theatre London - again the seating does not extend too far under the balcony and the "letterbox" effect (a wide narrow view of the stage missing the upper reaches) is minimised. Designed by C J Phipps and Romaine Walker in a French C18th style. This is one of the West End's finest theatres, wide with excellent sightlines and supremely elegant. Apart from a number of pillars, this is a near perfect theatre, which has been described as "the best planned theatre in London". Built as a replacement to earlier theatres on this site since 1705, the current theatre was designed by C J Phipps and opened in April 1897. It seats around 1,200 currently, slightly down on the 1,319 quoted in 1897. The building is grade 2* listed and in 1986 the record-breaking run of "The Phantom of the Opera" began. The name reverted to His Majesty's after the coronation of King Charles III in 2023, and it is part of LW Theatres Group.
City of Westminster, London, West End, England - His Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket / Charles II Street
March 2010, image reworked 2024