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The theatre is built inside the old Fountain Studios, the TV studios where The X Factor and Pop Idol were filmed live. It opened in 2019, and the rest of the studio complex is still used as TV and film studios today.
Each production gets its own layout.
Who runs it
Troubadour Theatres, whose head office is in this building. They also run Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre, in East London, which was purpose-built in the round for The Hunger Games: On Stage.
Past productions
- War Horse, the National Theatre's production, in the theatre's first season in 2019
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, another National Theatre show, for a seven-week season that closed in January 2022
- Newsies, Disney's musical, staged in the round, until July 2023
- Starlight Express, Andrew Lloyd Webber's roller-skating musical, from June 2024 to May 2026. The auditorium was rebuilt as the Starlight Auditorium, with a racetrack around the seats
- I'm Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical, from July to September 2026
- Dinosaur World Live, the family show, which was back for summer 2026
About FAQs
Is Starlight Express still on at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre?
No. Starlight Express closed on 3 May 2026 after almost two years here, and the Starlight Auditorium has since been re-laid for the shows that followed it.
Was The X Factor filmed at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre?
The X Factor was filmed in the same building, which was Fountain Studios before the theatre was built inside it. Pop Idol was filmed there too.