Haymarket Theatre

History

It was founded in 1720 by John Potter as Little Theatre. Alluding to the larger King's Theatre (now Her Majesty's Theatre ), which also was at the Haymarket Played by changing spectacle troops to greater success came from a 1729. 1731 the theater was closed after the performance of a politically controversial piece and reopened in 1734.

After the Licensing Act 1737 the Little Theatre could perform no more talk theater and more on other entertainment pieces. 1766 was the operator of Samuel Foote a license for performances during the summer months, when the Patent Theatres were closed.

1820 took place the last performance in the building of the Little Theatre. It was replaced the following year by a larger theater to plans John Nash in the neighborhood, which still exists today. 1847-1853 various structural changes were made, in 1871, the interior of George Somers Clarke ( 1822-1882 ) was re-equipped. 1880, the auditorium of Charles John Phipps ( 1835-1897 ) was completely rebuilt in 1905 the interior of Charles Stanley Peach ( 1858-1934 ) and Stanley Davenport Adshead ( 1868-1946 ) was rebuilt again. In 1994, the last time being renovated.

The theater has 888 seats. The land on which it stands, is part of the Crown Estate.

Name

Miss Naturally, the theater is often considered the Haymarket Theatre Haymarket Theatre or referred. In fact, this means that theater Theatre Royal. Haymarket is an additional location information to distinguish the theater of the same name. In London there and there were two other theaters, the Theatre Royal, hot, first, the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, the predecessor of the Royal Opera House.

Current Bespielung

Since 4 May 2010, the musical Sweet Charity is listed.

Important premieres

  • Henrik Ibsen: The Master Builder (7 December 1892)
  • Oscar Wilde: A Woman of No Importance (19 April 1893)
  • Henrik Ibsen: Little Eyolf (3 December 1894)
  • Henrik Ibsen: When We Dead Awaken (16 December 1899)
  • William Somerset Maugham: The Circle ( 1921)
John Nash (architect)
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