The present-day Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, sketched when it was new, in 1813.

The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a theatre in the West End area of London, officially situated on Catherine Street, but backing onto Drury Lane just to the east of Covent Garden. 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Theatre is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. ... West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... This article is about a street in London called Drury Lane. ... Covent Garden is a shopping and entertainment complex in central London. ...

A cockpit in that location was converted into a theatre during the reign of James I. After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, a splendid new theatre was built to designs by Christopher Wren. Having been razed by fire on January 25, 1672, it was succeeded by a larger and still more elaborate building also designed by Wren, which housed two thousand spectators with the opening attended by Charles II on March 26, 1674. Cockpit of a light aircraft, showing instrumentation dials and dual control yokes. ... Theatre is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. ... James VI of Scotland and I of England (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was a King who ruled over England, Scotland and Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in the three realms simultaneously. ... The English Restoration or simply Restoration was an episode in the history of Great Britain beginning in 1660 when the monarchy was restored under King Charles II after the English Civil War. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Christopher Wren by Godfrey Kneller, 1711. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ...

The great English actor David Garrick managed the theatre during the mid-eighteenth century, during which time he produced many plays, including most of Shakespeare's work. Categories: Actor stubs | 1717 births | 1779 deaths | English actors | Lichfield ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

By the end of the 18th century, the building was in need of updating, and was demolished in 1791. A third theatre was designed by Henry Holland and opened on March 12, 1794, lasting for only 15 years before burning down on February 24, 1809. 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Holland ( July 20, 1745 - June 17, 1806) was an architect to the English nobility who trained under Capability Brown and later married his daughter. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The present Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, designed by Benjamin Wyatt, opened on October 10, 1812 with a production of Hamlet. The interior has been substantially redesigned and overhauled many times since then: a contemporary sketch of it when it was new is shown on the right, seen from the point of view of the beau monde in the lower gallery. It is one of the West End's largest, and has been the setting for appearances by Edmund Kean and Sarah Siddons, among others. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare and one of his most well-known and oft-quoted plays. ... West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... Edmund Kean (March 17, 1787 - May 15, 1833) was an English actor, regarded in his time as the greatest ever. ... Sarah Siddons Sarah Siddons (1755–1831) was a British actress, the best-known of the 18th century. ...

With a capacity of 2,205, it has been home to many large productions over the years. It is currently showing a revival of Mel Brooks' musical The Producers. Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, writer director, and theatrical producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and parodies. ... This article is about the 1968 film. ...

Principal recent productions

• Pirates of Penzance (May 26, 1982 - October 29, 1983)
• 42nd Street (August 8, 1984 - January 7, 1989)
• Miss Saigon (September 20, 1989 - October 30, 1999)
• The Witches of Eastwick (July 18, 2000 - February 24, 2001)
• My Fair Lady (July 21, 2001 - August 30, 2003)
• Anything Goes (October 7, 2003 - August 28, 2004)
• The Producers (November 9, 2004 - )

The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty, is a Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta in two acts. ... 42nd Street is a hugely successful Broadway stage musical, loosely based on the movie of the same name. ... Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. ... The 1987 comedy The Witches of Eastwick stars Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer. ... The original poster for the Broadway production of the show designed by Al Hirschfeld My Fair Lady is a 1956 musical theater production with lyrics and book by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederic Loewe, adapted from George Bernard Shaws Pygmalion. ... Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. ... This article is about the 1968 film. ...

Nearby Tube Stations

• Covent Garden