About

The Toads Company aim to repeat recent highly acclaimed successes with "Shrek" and "Grease" with this all singing all dancing Tap Dance spectacle.

42nd Street features famous such songs as "We're in the Money" "Lullaby of Broadway" "Shuffle off to Buffalo" and of course the iconic all tapping opening.

Toads Stage Musical Company have been entertaining audiences in Torquay since 1929 and have built a reputation for high quality musical theatre bringing many new releases to the Torquay stage.

Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Tams Whitmark.

Music and Lyrics by Harry Warren and Al Dubin

Book by Mark Stewart and Mark Bramble

Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes and the motion picture 42nd Street owned by Turner Entertainment Co and distributed by Warner Bros.

Please note, this is a local amateur production.

The Princess Theatre first opened its doors on Wednesday 7 June 1961. Top of the bill on the opening night were the late, great Tommy Cooper and the legendary Morecombe & Wise.  In 1963 The Beatles appeared live on stage singing the then newly released single “She Loves You” causing some hysteria in the town! 

The Princess Theatre is South Devon’s largest theatre with a seating capacity of 1,491.  Big musical productions that have thrilled our audiences include Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Chicago, Starlight Express, Rocky Horror, Cats, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Icons of the stage and screen Sir Roger Moore, Elaine Page, Joan Collins and the beloved Joan Rivers, have also graced our stage. Comedians Jimmy Carr, Alan Carr and Dawn French have performed here too and chart toppers Mumford & Sons, Jamie Cullum and Ronan Keating have included the theatre on their UK tours.