Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid)

It opened in August 1950, when the first live shows were performed in what became one of Madrid's showplace theatres.

Popular artists including Juanita Reina opened in the theatre.

In 1966 the theatre was converted to a cinema, renamed Cine Lope de Vega, with 1,557 seats.

The owner expanded the theatre's stagehouse into a building at the rear of the property.

Shows after that date included "Man of La Mancha", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Lion King", "Phantom of the Opera", "Mama Mia!"