Sadler's Wells is a theatre complex on Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London. It is best known for its ballet, but contemporary dance and opera are also part of the repertoire. The venue is a receiving house. Clerkenwell (pronounced clarkenwell) is a place in the southermost part of the London Borough of Islington. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... A performance of The Nutcracker ballet Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ... Contemporary dance is the name given to a group of 20th century concert dance forms. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... A receiving house is a theatre which does not produce its own repertoire but instead receives touring theatre companies, usually for a brief period such as three nights or a full week. ...

The first theatre, Thomas Sadler's Musick House, opened in 1683 and the present name originates from the founder Thomas Sadler and the nearby end of the New River bringing fresh water to London. Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... There are also other rivers called the New River New Gauge where water leaves the River Lea at the start of the New River The New River is a man-made waterway in England, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water. ...

In 1927 the theatre was rebuilt by Lilian Baylis, who moved her company from the Old Vic, and was the base for the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet Company until it moved to Birmingham in 1990. The two theatres often shared productions and the in-house company was known as the Vic-Wells for that reason. 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lilian Baylis (May 9, 1874 - November 25, 1937) was a British theatrical producer and manager and the founder of a ballet company. ... The Old Vic is a theatre in the Waterloo area of London. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The current theatre is the fifth on this site and opened on 11 October 1998 after being rebuilt with money from the National Lottery. As well as the 1,500 seat main auditorium it contains the 200-seat Lilian Baylis Theatre. Sadler's Wells also has a base at the Peacock Theatre near Aldwych. October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A play here! sign outside a newsagent, incorporating the National Lotterys logo of a stylised hand with crossed fingers. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ... Aldwych is a place and road in the City of Westminster in London. ...

The nearest station is Angel. Angel tube station Angel tube station is a London Underground station in The Angel, Islington. ...

External link

• Sadlers Wells web site (http://www.sadlerswells.com/default.asp)