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List of West End theatres

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Theatre Owner Current production Classification Capacity Opening
date 		Closing
date
Adelphi Theatre Really Useful Theatres Group The Bodyguard Musical 1500 2012-12-055 December 2012 Open-ended
Aldwych Theatre Nederlander Organization Stephen Ward the Musical[1] Musical 1176 2013-12-1919 December 2013 Open-ended
Ambassadors Theatre Stephen Waley-Cohen[2] Stomp Physical Theatre 450 2007-10-044 October 2007 Open-ended
Apollo Theatre Nimax Theatres 775[3]
Apollo Victoria Theatre Ambassador Theatre Group Wicked Musical 2500 2006-09-2727 September 2006 Open-ended
Arts Theatre JJ Goodman Ltd. Ghost Stories[4] Play 350[5] 2014-02-2727 February 2014* 2014-05-2424 May 2014
Cambridge Theatre Really Useful Theatres Group Matilda the Musical Musical 1283 2011-11-2424 November 2011 Open-ended
Criterion Theatre Criterion Theatre Trust The 39 Steps Play 591[6] 2006-09-2020 September 2006 Open-ended
Dominion Theatre Nederlander Organization We Will Rock You Musical 2001 2002-05-1414 May 2002 Open-ended
Duchess Theatre Nimax Theatres The Wind in the Willows Family 494[7] 2013-12-1616 December 2013 2014-02-011 February 2014
Duke of York's Theatre Ambassador Theatre Group Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense Play 650 2013-11-1212 November 2013 Open-ended
Fortune Theatre Ambassador Theatre Group The Woman in Black Play 440 1989-06-077 June 1989 Open-ended
Garrick Theatre Nimax Theatres Twelve Angry Men Play 718[8] 2013-11-1111 November 2013 Open-ended
Gielgud Theatre Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Strangers on a Train Play 889 2013-11-1919 November 2013 2014-02-2222 February 2014
Harold Pinter Theatre Ambassador Theatre Group Mojo Play 796 2013-11-1313 November 2013 2014-02-088 February 2014
Her Majesty's Theatre Really Useful Theatres Group The Phantom of the Opera Musical 1161 1986-10-099 October 1986 Open-ended
London Palladium Really Useful Theatres Group I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical[9] Musical 2302 2014-03-2626 March 2014* Open-ended
Lyceum Theatre Ambassador Theatre Group The Lion King Musical 2100 1999-10-1919 October 1999 Open-ended
Lyric Theatre Nimax Theatres Thriller – Live Musical 915[10] 2009-01-2121 January 2009 Open-ended
New London Theatre Really Useful Theatres Group War Horse Play 1108 2009-04-033 April 2009 Open-ended
Noël Coward Theatre Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Henry V[11] Play 872 2013-12-033 December 2013 2014-02-1515 February 2014
Novello Theatre Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Mamma Mia! Musical 1143 2012-09-066 September 2012 Open-ended
Palace Theatre Nimax Theatres The Commitments[12] Musical 1400[13] 2013-10-088 October 2013 Open-ended
Phoenix Theatre Ambassador Theatre Group Once Musical 1000 2013-04-099 April 2013 Open-ended
Piccadilly Theatre Ambassador Theatre Group Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage Musical 1200 2013-07-1313 July 2013 2014-02-2222 February 2014
Playhouse Theatre Ambassador Theatre Group Monty Python's Spamalot Musical 786 2012-11-2020 November 2012 2014-02-2222 February 2014[14]
Prince Edward Theatre Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Jersey Boys Musical 1618 2008-03-1818 March 2008 2014-03-099 March 2014
Prince of Wales Theatre Delfont Mackintosh Theatres The Book of Mormon Musical 1160 2013-03-2121 March 2013 Open-ended
Queen's Theatre Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Les Misérables Musical 1099 2004-04-1212 April 2004 Open-ended
Savoy Theatre Ambassador Theatre Group Let It Be Musical 1158 2013-02-011 February 2013 2014-02-088 February 2014
Shaftesbury Theatre The Theatre of Comedy Company From Here to Eternity the Musical Musical 1400 2013-10-2323 October 2013 2014-03-2929 March 2014[15]
St. James Theatre Entertainment & Media Group Urinetown[16] Musical 312[17] 2014-03-1111 March 2014* 2014-05-033 May 2014
St Martin's Theatre Stephen Waley-Cohen[2] The Mousetrap Play 550 1974-03-2525 March 1974 Open-ended
Theatre Royal, Haymarket Crown Estate One Man, Two Guvnors Play 888 2012-03-022 March 2012 2013-03-011 March 2014[18]
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Really Useful Theatres Group Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical[19] Musical 2220 2013-06-2525 June 2013 Open-ended
Trafalgar Studios 1 Ambassador Theatre Group Ghosts Play 380 2013-12-1717 December 2013 2014-03-2222 March 2014[20]
Trafalgar Studios 2 Ambassador Theatre Group The Only Way is Downton[21] Play 100 2014-01-2828 January 2014* 2014-02-2222 February 2014
Vaudeville Theatre Nimax Theatres The Duck House Play 681[22] 2013-12-1010 December 2013 2014-03-2929 March 2014
Victoria Palace Theatre Stephen Waley-Cohen[2] Billy Elliot the Musical Musical 1517 2005-05-1111 May 2005 Open-ended
Wyndham's Theatre Delfont Mackintosh Theatres The Weir[23] Play 750 2014-01-2121 January 2014 2014-04-1919 April 2014

I would like to seek clarification on whether the community feel that the common name policy can where applicable override individual projects naming conventions. For instance convention at WP:Footy is that F.C. should be added after the name of a club if their official name ends with Football Club.

For instance Manchester United's official name is Manchester United Football Club, so the name we use on wikipedia is Manchester United F.C. If you look at the statistics on a search for Manchester United F.C. you only get 73,300,000 but search for Manchester United you get double at 156,000,000. If you look at page hits the redirect was hit 4,524 times in the month of January with the real article being hit substantially higher at 107, 463, although as a google search simply for Manchester United brings up a direct link to our article situated at Manchester United F.C. that is no surprise. But 4,524 hits for the redirect is higher than you would averagely expect. Put that together with the search stats and the fact that the club markets themselves as simply Manchester United there is an overriding argument that common name applies and the article should be at Manchester United and not Manchester United F.C..

Now the main naming policy states that the article title should indicate what the article is about and distinguishes it from other articles and notes that consistency is key. However the common name part of the naming policy states that the name that is most commonly used (as determined by its prevalence in reliable English-language sources) should be used as such names will usually best fit criteria such as recognisability and naturalness. Now if the name was ambiguous and could be mistaken for another subject lets say Manchester City which could realistically be mistaken for Manchester then common name wouldn't apply as a disambiguation is clearly needed and as the clubs name is Manchester City football club, convention at WP:Footy would state it should be named Manchester City F.C..

It was raised at an WP:RM that local naming conventions such as F,C., shouldn't be disregarded without further discussion. If that is the case then what is the point in having a common name policy, when local naming convention can overrule. To me common name is more important than local convention as it would be a more natural name for search and instantly recognisable. Naming convention is important as it creates consistency, but should not override reliable sources and natural search terms.

My question for the community is where a article meets the criteria for common name and it can be proven clearly at a WP:RM that that is the case, and there is no need to have a dismambig to avoid ambiguity, do we as a community feel that local convention should override common name policy? This RM isn't about WP:Footy per se, but local projects naming conventions in general.

  1. ^ "Stephen Ward, review". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Waley-Cohen Buys Ambassadors, Drops New Name". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Apollo Theatre". nimaxtheatres.com. Apollo Theatre. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Ghost Stories returns to West End in 2014". londontheatre.co.uk. London Theatre. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Arts Theatre". artstheatrewestend.co.uk. Arts Theatre. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Technical Overview". criterion-theatre.co.uk. Criterion Theatre. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Duchess Theatre". nimaxtheatres.com. Duchess Theatre. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Garrick Theatre". nimaxtheatres.com. Garrick Theatre. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Spoof X Factor musical has a title: I Can't Sing!". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Lyric Theatre". nimaxtheatres.com. Lyric Theatre. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  11. ^ "NOËL COWARD THEATRE HENRY V". delfontmackintosh.co.uk. Delfont Mackintosh. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  12. ^ "The Commitments extends to 14 September 2014". londontheatre.co.uk. London Theatre. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Seating". palacetheatrelondon.org. Palace Theatre. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Spamalot closing, Pasquale to return for last four weeks". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Producers confirm From Here to Eternity will close on 29 March 2014". londontheatre1.com. London Theatre. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  16. ^ "St James confirms UK premiere of Urinetown". whatsonstage.com. What's On Stage. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  17. ^ "St James Theatre in London's West End opens". bbc.co.uk/news. BBC News. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  18. ^ "ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Completes West End Run March 1; Set to Tour May 2014". broadwayworld.com. Broadway World. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  19. ^ "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory extends to November 2014, cast recording released". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  20. ^ "Ghosts extends to 22 March 2014 at Trafalgar Studios". londontheatre.co.uk. London Theatre. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  21. ^ "Luke Kempner's The Only Way is Downton to Play London's Trafalgar Studios". playbill.com. Playbill. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  22. ^ "Vaudeville Theatre". nimaxtheatres.com. Vaudeville Theatre. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  23. ^ "The Weir to transfer to Wyndham's Theatre". londontheatre.co.uk. London Theatre. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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