Discover the fascinating world of londonrsquos most historic theatre with this behind the scenes tour originally opening as a music hall in 1904 the london coliseum has had a varied and colourful history spending time as a palace of variety before transforming into the home of english national opera starting in the foyer the tour covers an entire circuit of the building highlights include taking in the old gentlemanrsquos baronial smoking hall stollrsquos balcony the upper glassed