Sir John Gielgud CH OM
(1904-2000)

Apollo Theatre Originally intended for musicals, the Apollo Theatre opened in 1901 with a farce called "The Belle of Bohemia". A popular policy of musicals, drama and comedy has continued to the present day. Notable long runs in recent years include Alan Bennett's "Forty Years On" with Sir John Gielgud

Shaftesbury Ave, London, United Kingdom where they performed

Queen's Theatre Built by W. G. R. Sprague, the Queen's Theatre opened in 1908 with a comedy The Sugar Bowl. While the Edwardian interior has largely survived, the theatre suffered bomb damage during the last war, re-opening in 1959 with the present exterior and John Gielgud in The Ages of Man

51 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom where they performed

Sir John Gielgud 1904-2000 Actor and Director lived here 1945-1976

16 Cowley Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1944-1976)

The Olympic Cinema This was built as Byfeld Hall in 1906, on the site of Byfield House, the 17th century residence of a former Governor of St Helena. The hall was a cinema and a theatre; Charles Laughton, John Gielgud and Claude Rains first trod the boards here. In 1966 it became a famous recording studio where The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Madonna, Massive Attack and many more recorded. U2 were the last to record here in 2009. It has reverted to its former use as a cinema once again. The Homestead (to the left) is 18th century, but the cottage next door is later

Church Rd, Barnes, London, United Kingdom where they was

Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) Actor lived on this site 1927-1935

7 Upper St Martin's Lane, now Wellington House, London, United Kingdom where they was

Sir John Gielgud 1904-2000 Dame Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011 Lawrence Olivier 1907-1989 Fabulous people who dined here. The Barn's Larder, Little London

The Barn's Larder, 38 Little London, Chichester, United Kingdom where they dined