Palace Theatre, London Theatre in 1957. In the 1960s, "The Sound of Music" ran for 2,385 performances, from 1961, and "Cabaret" followed in 1968. The Danny La Rue revue "Danny at the Palace" played for two years from 1970. Two more exceptional runs took place at The Palace during the last decades of the 20th century: "Jesus Christ Superstar" (3,358 performances from 1972 to 1980) and "Les Misérables", which played at the theatre for nineteen years after moving from the Barbican Centre on 4 December 1985. The production moved to the Queen's Theatre on April 2004 to continue its record-setting run. In between,
Palace Theatre, Mansfield Palace Theatre, Mansfield The Palace Theatre in Mansfield, England first opened in 1910 as a cinema. It was later converted to a live theatre, which has been its primary function ever since. The theatre was completely renovated and refurbished in the 1990s and now stages a varied programme of events including dance, drama and music. It is a popular receiving house for one night shows. The theatre is owned and operated by Mansfield District Council. The Palace Electric Theatre opened on Tuesday 13 December 1910. It was the first cinema in the town and only showed silent films at first.