Completed in December 1905, the Aldwych Theatre was part of the grand rebuilding of the Strand area that began in the late nineteenth century. It is part of a ‘pair’ of theatres that was designed by W.G.R Sprague, the other being the Strand theatre. With a capacity of over 1,100 it is perhaps best remembered for at various times being both the home of the ‘Aldwych Farces’ of Ben Travers and the Royal Shakespeare Company. In recent years the theatre has had successes with plays such as An Inspector Calls, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolff? And Fame.