Dominion Theatre

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Dominion Theatre is a West End theatre on Tottenham Court Road close to St Giles Circus and Centre PointTower, in the London Borough of Camden.
 

The Dominion was formerly home to the musical We Will Rock You which had been running at the theatre since 2002. We Will Rock You closed on May 31, 2014 after a successful twelve year run. The theatre itself has undergone a rolling programme of refurbishment which has included reclaiming the area above the main foyer as a studio for rehearsals or events (2008), and reclaiming the offices in Nederlander House, which were originally part of the theatre but had been rented out as commercial office space. Within this area, originally listed on the theatre plans as a 'Boardroom', a new Boardroom space has been created (2011). In 2012 the Dominion produced West End Heroes, a charity one night concert in aid of Help for Heroes. The event was the brainchild of current General Manager David Pearson and a second event for 2014 is already planned. The Dominion is also currently home to Hillsong Church every Sunday, and has hosted MADTrust's West End Eurovision for 2012 and 2013.
 

The Dominion was built in 1928–29, designed by W and TR Milburn with a steel-framed construction and a concave Portland stone facade. It was built as a theatre for live shows, but after faltering business in the early 1930s, the building was converted to also allow it to show films. The theatre was built on the location of the former Horse Shoe Brewery, which was the site of the 1814 London Beer Flood.

 

Its first major live show was The Judy Garland Show which ran for a month in 1957 and it has been a popular venue for musical theatre ever since.

 

During the 1980s it became a popular venue for music concerts. Tangerine Dream's album Logos was recorded there in 1982, and contains a tune called "Dominion" in tribute, and Dolly Parton's 1983 concert at the Dominion was filmed and released as a television special, Dolly in London. in 1985, country music star Ricky Skaggs recorded a video and a live CD over the course of two nights. In the mid-1980s the Dominion hosted the musical Time, and the interior was extensively reconstructed to accommodate the shows effects. 

 

Since the early 1990s the venue has played host to David Ian and Paul Nicholas' new production of Grease, Scrooge: The Musical, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, a return of Grease, and Notre Dame de Paris among others. Bernadette The Musical, written by Maureen and Gwyn Hughes, also enjoyed a short run in 1990.

 

In the 1990s the Dominion also hosted the Royal Variety Performance on a number of occasions.

 

The Dominion has had a variety of owners during its history. It has been operated by The Rank Organisation and Apollo Leisure from 1988 to 1999. In 1999 Apollo Leisure was taken over by SFX Entertainment and in 2001 SFX Entertainment was bought by Clear Channel Entertainment, part of the US based multinational. It was run by Live Nation UK - ClearChannel's entertainments spin-off organisation, on behalf of the Nederlander Organization. on Friday 23 October 2009 the Nederlander Organization took full control of the venue, buying out Live Nation UK's third ownership taking the venue into a new era.