Arriving on the West End scene in 1930, the Cambridge Theatre is one of the newest additions to our glamorous set of stages. The size of the auditorium provides an intimacy that makes it not only suited to spectacular musicals but also more scaled down plays. Among the most notable were George Bernard Shaw’s legendary Heartbreak House (1943) and Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall’s Billy Liar (1960-1962). Star-studded casts (you’ll no doubt recognise a few of the names) have walked its boards in a huge range of dramatic productions, including Ian McKellen’s 1971 portrayal of Hamlet and performances by Joan Collins in The Last of Mrs Cheyney and Peter O’Toole in Shaw’s Man and Superman in 1980. Still renowned as one of the youngest and most attractive venues in the West End, the Cambridge Theatre has never been afraid to mix things up. Its rich history of revues began with its first ever production – André Charlot’s Masquerade – and continued with a highly successful revival of 1066 and All That in 1937. Audrey Hepburn went on to star in the chorus of Sauce Tartare in 1949 and comedy legends Peter Cook and Dudley Moore brought their acclaimed Behind the Fridge to the stage in 1972. Audiences arriving here in 2005 will doubtless remember performances as diverse as Derren Brown in Something Wicked This Way Comes and Motown masterpiece Dancing in the Streets. Through it all, the theatre has maintained its youthful look and feel thanks to some stylish upgrades. The first was in 1950, by Tom Arnold and Prince Littler, with a second in 1986, when the interior was restored to its former glory after a disastrous attempt to turn the building into a permanent venue for a magic show (not all experiments are destined for success…). The theatre’s productions have also helped in keeping the Cambridge feeling young. The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, Peter Pan himself, made his home here for many years. Dating back from JM Barrie’s original play in 1943, to Lulu starring as Tinkerbell in the American musical version of the story in 1987. And finally Ron Moody and Nicola Stapleton bringing a modern spin to the tale in Peter Pan – The British Musical in 1994. This youthful spirit remains alive and well, as demonstrated by the fact that the Royal Shakespeare Company’s musical version of Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical has been playing to packed houses since 2011.