Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The signage is going to be changed to The Tom Stoppard Theatre, owners sayBySean Coughlan Royal correspondentPublished1 July 2026 The Duke of York's theatre in London's West End is to be renamed after the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, says the theatre's owner. ATG Entertainment said renaming the venue the Tom Stoppard Theatre would be a "lasting tribute… to one of the most influential playwrights in British theatre". The theatre owners did not say whether the renaming decision was connected with the former Duke of York, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who lost the title following associations with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The theatre, initially called the Trafalgar Square theatre, became the Duke of York's in 1895, named after the duke who went on to become King George V. The theatre will be named after the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard
Published: July 1, 2026 11:51 am
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