The Sound of Music / London Palladium Theatre
The hills are alive once more with the sound of a nun and a singing family telling us about a few of their favourite things, edelweiss and explaining that a doe is a deer, a female deer. Widowed Captain Von Trapp employs young nun Maria as governess to his seven rowdy children, who have already seen off a host of other nannies. Through her love and the power of music she bonds with the children, while also falling in love with their father. The Rogers and Hammerstein show is one of the world's most loved musicals and won six Tony awards when it premiered on Broadway in 1959. The 1965 Hollywood film, in which Julie Andrews donned the habit, won five Oscars, including Best Picture. The score for THE SOUND OF MUSIC touches the hearts of all ages and brims over with some of the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical stage including My Favourite Things, Do-Re Mi, Edelweiss, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, course the glorious title song The Sound of Music.

London Palladium Theatre
The site of this theatre, dedicated for much of its life to variety entertainment, was put to a variety of early uses including the home of the Dukes of Argyll and Marlborough, a bazaar built by wine merchants, a circus, and an ice skating rink. The present theatre, designed in 1910 by Frank Matcham and incorporating parts of the former circus building, is a by-word for laughter and light entertainment. Scene of a weekly televised variety show throughout the 1950's and the Royal Variety Show in aid of the Entertainment Artists' Benevolent Fund since 1930, the London Palladium turned to musicals in the early 1980's.

London Palladium Theatre Information
Argyll Street, London, W1V 1AD
CAPACITY: 2,286
AIR-CONDITIONING: No
WHEELCHAIR SPACES: 4 spaces in Stalls. Transfer seating available to aisle seats in Stalls.
DISABLED TOILETS: Yes
INFRA-RED SYSTEM: Yes
GUIDE DOGS: Not allowed inside auditorium but staff will look after during the performance.
NEAREST TUBE/RAIL STATION: Oxford Circus
BUSES: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16A, 23, 25, 53, 73
NEAREST CAR PARKS: Kingly Street