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Shaftesbury Theatre

Shaftesbury Theatre

210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8DP


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Flashdance

Booking 24 September 2010 to 26 February 2011

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Sparks will fly this year as the West End Premiere of FLASHDANCE – The Musical explodes onto the stage at the Shaftesbury Theatre from September 2010. Leading the cast are Matt Willis (Busted, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here) as Nick and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Flashdance The Musical UK tour, Grease) as Alex.

Set in Pittsburgh, USA, FLASHDANCE tells the story of 18 year old Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night, whose dream is to obtain a place at the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy.

Based on the Paramount Pictures film (Screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas, story by Tom Hedley) FLASHDANCE is an unmistakably unique musical about holding onto your dreams and love against all the odds.  The show features an iconic score including the smash hit "Maniac", along with “Manhunt”, "Gloria", “I Love Rock & Roll” and the Academy Award winning title track "Flashdance - What a Feeling"  as well as 10 original songs created for the musical.

Full of pulsating raw energy and breathtaking choreography by Arlene Phillips (Strictly Come Dancing, Grease, Starlight Express, Saturday Night Fever) FLASHDANCE – The Musical promises to be the theatrical event of the year – so take your passion and make it happen!
 

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Burn The Floor tickets

Burn The Floor

Booking to 04 September 2010

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Strictly Come Dancing's golden couple Brian Fortuna and Ali Bastian star in international Ballroom Dance Sensation, BURN THE FLOOR.

IGNITES AT THE SHAFTESBURY THEATRE  FROM JULY 21st

FOR A "STRICTLY" LIMITED RUN

Years before Strictly Come Dancing and So You Think You Can Dance turned ballroom dancing into must-see TV, one sizzling show was setting stages ablaze around the globe.  BURN THE FLOOR, the electrifying Latin and Ballroom dance spectacular that has thrilled audiences in more than 30 countries, brings the fire and passion of their live performance to the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End from Wednesday 21st July to Saturday 4th September 2010.

The new Broadway production of BURN THE FLOOR, with special guest stars Strictly's golden couple, Brian Fortuna and Ali Bastian, best known for playing feisty PC Sally Armstrong in The Bill and Becca Dean in the C4 soap Hollyoaks, comes to London following a successful run in New York where it broke box office records.

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Theatre history

The Shaftesbury Theatre is located on Shaftesbury Ave in London, England. Designed by Bertie Crewe, it opened on December 26, 1911, as the Princes Theatre. In 1963, EMI bought the theatre and changed its name to the Shaftesbury Theatre.

Part of the ceiling fell in on July 20, 1973, closing the production of the musical Hair. The theatre almost fell victim to redevelopment, but a campaign by Equity succeded in having the theatre placed on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest. The theatre reopened with West Side Story a year later.

Its current capacity is around 1,400.

Principal productions
They''re Playing Our Song (October 1, 1980 - May 8, 1982)
"Follies" (July 1987 - February 1989)
Carousel (September 16, 1993 - March 27, 1994)
Rent (May 12, 1998 - October 30, 1999)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (October 21, 2003 - June 26, 2004)
Bat Boy - The Musical (September 8, 2004 - January 15, 2005)
The Far Pavilions - The Musical (March 24, 2005 - September 17, 2005)
High Society (October 1 2005 - January 21 2006)
Daddy Cool - The Boney M Musical (from 28 April 2006)

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Location and Seating Plan

Shaftesbury Theatre
210 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
WC2H 8DP

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