The Duchess theatre opened on 25th November, 1929 and is one of the smallest 'proscenium arched' West End theatres. The circle, which is narrower than the stalls, is unusual for the time. Notable productions consist of, Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit in 1942 (which transferred from the Piccadilly Theatre to the St James Theatre prior to moving to the Duchess Theatre where it completed a run of 1,997 performances.
The 1970's brought somewhat 'raunchy' entertainment within the form of The Dirtiest Show in Town which run for just under 800 performances. In December 1974 the controversial production of Oh, Calcutta! transferred here from the Royalty Theatre and remained here until 1980. Between 1987 and 1990 The Players Theatre organization presented their Late Joys Victorian Music Hall programme. The mid-90's had been taken up with an effective run of Marc Camoletti's Don't Dress For Dinner which transferred here from the Apollo Theatre in October 1992 and stayed until 1st March, 1997. One more effective production here was the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Herbal Bed by Peter Whelan which run for six months from April to October 1997.
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