Shaftesbury Theatre 210 Shaftesbury Ave London, WC2 Tube: Holborn Box Office: 020 7379 5399 Hotels near Theatre!! Capacity : 1,400 (approx) Air Conditioned Disabled Access Infra-red or loop sound amplification Seating Plan Location Map Designed by Bertie Crewe Originally called The Princes Theatre it first opened on 26th December 1911 with the play "The Three Musketeers".In 1963 its name changed to the Shaftesbury. What's Playing!