The London Palladium theatre, next to Oxford Circus in central London, is resuming its summer tours from next month, offering a look around the building.
The London Palladium opened in 1910, drawing on the legacy of the music halls and theatres of the Victorian era. It spent most of its life as a variety theatre, although these days it’s more of a conventional West End theatre, staging long-running plays and musicals. It was for a time one of the most important stages for aspiring actors and performers seeking to catch the public’s eye, and performances by flagging American stars could often revive a moribund career.
These days, the theatre is particularly busy in the winter months, but during the summer, they now offer tours of the building.
Hosted by an actor-turned tour guide, the tours, after a brief history introduction, are very much an hour of name-dropping about the vast array of famous people who have performed at the Palladium over the decades, along with many anecdotes about their time in London.
The tours run most Mon, Tues, Wed and Fri from 13th July through to 4th September.
The tours cost £22.50 for adults and £15.31 for children, and can be booked here.