Venues
There have been a total of 17 theatres that have staged the 81 Royal Variety Performances, and the 1912 Royal Command Performance. Out of the total of 82 shows, 75 have been in London theatres and seven in other cities and towns.
Where no town or city is noted in the theatre column in the following table, the venue is situated in London.
| Theatre | No. | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palladium | 36 | 1930–1937, 1946–1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1964–1978, 1980, 1987–1990, 2008, 2010 | |
| Coliseum Theatre | 10 | 1919, 1923, 1928, 1938, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1958, 2004, 2006 | |
| Dominion Theatre | 7 | 1992–1996, 2000–2001 | |
| Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | 7 | 1979, 1981–1983, 1985–1986, 1991 | |
| Victoria Palace Theatre | 6 | 1927, 1951, 1955, 1960, 1984, 1997 | |
| Alhambra Theatre | 2 | 1925–1926 | |
| Hippodrome | 2 | 1921–1922 | |
| Opera House Theatre, Blackpool | 2 | 1955, 2009 | |
| Prince of Wales Theatre | 2 | 1961, 1963 | |
| Apollo Theatre | 1 | 2002 | |
| Birmingham Hippodrome | 1 | 1999 | |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre | 1 | 2003 | |
| Liverpool Empire Theatre | 1 | 2007 | |
| Lyceum Theatre | 1 | 1998 | |
| Palace Theatre, London | 1 | 1912 | |
| Palace Theatre, Manchester | 1 | 1959 | |
| Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff | 1 | 2005 | |
| The Lowry, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester | 1 | 2011 | |
| Royal Albert Hall | 1 | 2012 | 100th Anniversary |
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