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Please note that this production is no longer showing at the Aldwych Theatre. Fame will be showing at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 4th May to 1st September 2007.

If you like the sound of Fame take a look at the all singing, all dancing musical Footloose playing at the Novello theatre.

Fame follows the lives of one group of students attending New York's High School for Performing Arts, as they dance their way from auditions to graduation in their quest for success. Fame's combination of explosive music and electrifying choreography guarantees a thrilling show.

The Building Design of The Aldwych Theatre

The Aldwych Theatre was designed by WGR Sprague and built by Seymour Hicks in conjunction with Charles Frohman, an American impresario. The interior of the theatre is handsomely decorated in a Georgian style. When the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre took over the Aldwych in the 1960's a number of alterations were made, an apron stage was built with a new proscenium and lighting system. New circle boxes were constructed and the old ones absorbed into the stage area.

The History of The Aldwych Theatre

In the last years of the nineteenth century much of London's old West End was demolished and reconstructed. The new streets of Aldwych and Kingsway were built and plans were made for two new theatres with identical facades to be built along the Aldwych. The two theatres, the Aldwych and the Strand were built either side of the Waldorf Hotel and opened in 1905.

The Aldwych Theatre has been home to a wide range of entertainment. From 1925 until 1933 the Aldwych housed a series of farces by Ben Tavers, now known as 'The Aldwych Farces'.

From the 1930's the theatre was owned by the Abrahams family, plays included, A Street Car Named Desire, Brouhaha and Watch It Sailor. In 1960 the Royal Shakespeare Company took over the Aldwych as its London Base for over twenty years. Since then the theatre has enjoyed a successful and busy few decades staging many productions as varied as The BFG and An Inspector Calls.

Aldwych Theatre Facilities
The Aldwych Theatre is air conditioned, is equipped with a loop sound amplification system and can cater for wheelchair users.
Location of The Aldwych Theatre
The Aldwych Theatre is half-way down the Aldwych at the junction with Drury Lane.

Relevant Information for Fame - The London Show

Fame
Fame The Musical is inspired by the Academy Award-winning film and the popular 1980s TV programme. Featuring a 30-strong cast drawn from Britain's finest young talent, this exhilarating show has audiences dancing in the aisles night after night.

Fame - The Music
The predominant style of the music in Fame is pop with clear influences from gospel, jazz and soul. The thumping score ranges from big upbeat chorus numbers to sweet gentle harmonies

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