Royal Court Theatre [London] (Q8209)
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Theatre building in London, United Kingdom, opened in 1870
- Royal Court Theatre
- Belgravia Theatre
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| English | Royal Court Theatre [London] | Theatre building in London, United Kingdom, opened in 1870 |
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51°29'33.360"N, 0°9'23.699"W
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Built 1888 by Walter Emden and Bertie Crewe on the East Side of Sloane Square as a successor to a former Royal Court Theatre on the south side of Sloane Square (a converted chapel opened as New Chelsea Theatre in 1870, demolished in 1877). 1920 auditorium rebuilding. 1935-1940 used as a cinema. Damaged by bombs in 1940. Interior redesign by Robert Cromie. Re-opened 1952 as a live theatre. Various rebuildings. 2000 rebuilding by Haworth Tompkins. The theatre contains the main auditorium (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs with 370 seats) and a studio theatre (opened 1971, now named Jerwood Theatre Upstairs with originally 63, now 85 seats). (English)
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1888
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16 April 1870Gregorian
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465
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Sloane Square, London, Kensington & Chelsea, SW1W 8AS, England
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III. p. 115.
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