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This West End theatre has more than its share of name changes. Originally called The Trafalgar in 1894, it became the Duke of York's to honour the future King George V. During the late 1990s, the name was temporarily changed to The Royal Court Theatre. Over the years, the theatre also hosted ballets and operas and the Duke of York's Theatre is also where the world was first introduced to the play (and character) of Peter Pan, in 1904. Recent successful runs include Al Pacino in David Mamet's American Buffalo, the Richard Harris comedy Stepping Out, and Willy Russell's Shirley Valentine. The balcony bar allows for an unrestricted, occasionally revealing, view through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the St Martins Lane Hotel opposite.
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Whitehall Place, SW1A | 5 minutes from Duke of York's Theatre
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252 High Holborn, WC1V | 13 minutes from Duke of York's Theatre
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15 Montague Street, WC1B | 14 minutes from Duke of York's Theatre
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St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Duke of York's Theatre
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Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 1 minute from Duke of York's Theatre
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London > Entertainment > Cinemas
3 Cranbourn Street, Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Duke of York's Theatre
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St Martin's Place, WC2H | 1 minute from Duke of York's Theatre
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31 St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Duke of York's Theatre
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90 St Martins Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Duke of York's Theatre
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24 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H | 5 minutes from Duke of York's Theatre
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Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 9 minutes from Duke of York's Theatre
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10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 10 minutes from Duke of York's Theatre
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Victoria Embankment, Villiers Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 4 minutes from Duke of York's Theatre
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90 St Martins Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Duke of York's Theatre
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58 St Martin's Lane, WC2N | 1 minute from Duke of York's Theatre
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45 St Martins Lane, WC2N | 1 minute from Duke of York's Theatre
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45 St Martin's Lane, WC2N | 1 minute from Duke of York's Theatre
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London > Business > Venue Hire
45 St. Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Duke of York's Theatre
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