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'', which was seen by Puccini, who later turned it into the famous opera. This was also the theatre where J. M. Barrie's '' Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' debuted on 27 December 1904. Many famous British actors have appeared here, including

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, who played Alfred de Musset in '' Madame Sand'' in June 1920, returning in November 1932 as the Unknown Gentleman in ''Tonight or Never''. The theatre was

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and it closed in 1979 for refurbishment. It reopened in February 1980 and the first production under the patronage of Capital was ''Rose'', starring Glenda Jackson. In 1991 comedian Pat Condell performed sketches at the theatre which were later released on DVD. The Ambassador Theatre Group bought the theatre in 1992; this coincided with the successful

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production of Ariel Dorfman's '' Death and the Maiden''. A host of successes followed including the 21st anniversary performance of Richard O'Brien's '' The Rocky Horror Show'' and the Royal Court Classics Season in 1995. The theatre is the London headquarters of the Ambassador Theatre Group, as well as the producing offices of their subsidiary Sonia Friedman Productions, whose revival of ''

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References

* ''Who's Who in the Theatre'', edited by John Parker, tenth edition, revised, London, 1947, pp. 1183–4. * ''Guide to British Theatres 1750–1950'', John Earl and Michael Sell pp. 108–9 (Theatres Trust, 2000) {{DEFAULTSORT:Duke Of York's Theatre West End theatres Theatres in the City of Westminster Grade II listed buildings in the City of Westminster Grade II listed theatres Theatres completed in 1892