Queen's Theatre in a modern style. The reconstructed theatre opened 8 July 1959 with John Gielgud's solo performance in "Shakespeare speeches and sonnets, Ages of Man". Since April 2004, the theatre has played host to Cameron Mackintosh's production of "Les Misérables" which transferred after 18 years at the nearby Palace Theatre. The musical celebrated its 20th anniversary at the venue on 8 October 2005 and overtook "Cats" as the longest running musical of all time a year later on 8 October 2006. The theatre was Grade II listed by English Heritage in June 1972. An extensive refurbishment was undertaken in the latter
Victoria Palace Theatre during World War II, and was lost. In 2006, a replica of the original statue was restored in its place. In 2014, the theatre was sold to Delfont Mackintosh Theatres. After "Billy Elliot" ended its run in April 2016, the theatre closed for a multi-million pound refurbishment. In December 2017, the Broadway musical "Hamilton" re-opened the refurbished Victoria Palace. Victoria Palace Theatre The Victoria Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster, opposite Victoria Station. The theatre began life as a small concert room above the stables of the Royal Standard Hotel, a