Adelphi Theatre

The Adelphi Theatre on The Strand, London is the fourth building on the site, having originally been founded in 1806 as the Sans Pareil by merchant John Scott and his daughter Jane. Together they gathered a theatrical company that was the host of many plays, musicals and pantomimes. In 1819, the theatre reopened under its present name, where many of Charles Dickens’ stories were adapted for the stage including Nicholas Nickleby. The old theatre was demolished and reopened in 1858 and again, a third theatre was opened in 1901 where it was the host of productions such as The Earl and the Girl in 1904.

The Adelphi’s present site opened in 1930 on The Strand, close to many of London’s top hotels, and was redesigned in an Art Deco style by Ernest Schaufelberg. The theatre continued to host plays and musicals, and in 1993 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group purchased The Adelphi and refurbished it. The Adelphi was the original host of the American musical, Chicago, having played there from 1997 until 2006, when it transferred to the Cambridge Theatre.

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