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 touring venue, meaning that it caters for an audience within a 40-minute drive-time. Along with physical improvements to the theatre, programming of the venue has also been revised to offer a broader range of events suited to its new status. To complement the amateur and professional variety shows performed at the theatre, it now stages a wider range of professional performances including classical music, opera and contemporary dance. 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.