Theatre Royal [Brighton] (Q8115)
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Theatre building in Brighton, United Kingdom
- Theatre Royal
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Theatre Royal [Brighton] | Theatre building in Brighton, United Kingdom |
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50°49'24.240"N, 0°8'23.615"W
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1866
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27 June 1807Gregorian
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1866
For it’s first fifty years the theatre struggled until it was bought and redeveloped by the actor Henry John Nye Chart in 1854. He hired the famous architect Charles James Phipps and soon the theatre became more financially successful and gained a respected reputation. (English)
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952
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1806
One of the oldest theatres in the country, Brighton’s Theatre Royal has a history that began over two hundreds years ago in 1806 when The Prince of Wales, George Augustus Frederick who later became Prince Regent and then King (George IV), approved the building of the theatre. It opened the following year on 27th June 1807. The opening performance for was Shakespeare’s Hamlet. (English)
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New Road
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