CAMBRIDGE THEATRE |
An elegant theatre, famous for its long running production of Chicago
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The Cambridge Theatre
building is an exquisite example of the rare German expressionist style
of architecture. The kind of clean sweeping lines in the building were
thought to reflect the sophistication of the art that was performed
there. However, in the past shows at Cambridge theatre were known for
their relatively short runs and limited success. This all changed when
the ‘Chicago’ opened in the 1970s, and ran for 590 productions. In the
late 1980s the musical ‘Return to the Forbidden Planet’ began, and
ended up winning the Oliver award for the Best New Musical. It even
beat the favourite, and possibly more well-known musical, “Miss
Saigon’. In recent years the theatre has hosted controversial show
‘Jerry Springer – the Opera’, to much protest and media attention. It
has also housed Derren Brown’s illusionist tour, darkly named
‘Something Wicked Comes this Way’, before returning to the great
success ‘Chicago’.
Did You Know?
The
Cambridge Theatre is a rare, complete and early example of a London
theatre adopting the moderne, expressionist style pioneered in Germany
during the 1920s; consisting of simple shapes enlivened by concealed
lighting, shiny steelwork and touches of bright colour.
Did You Know?
The
theatre has a circular entrance foyer, with a bronze frieze depicting
nude figures in exercise poses. The nude theme continues into the main
foyer, with nudes fugures dancing.
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