Tours | Categories (New, Hot) | Map
Alcohol - Ancient - Animal - Architecture - Art - Aviation - Boxing - Celebrity - Charity - Children - Church - Cinema - Comedy - Crime - Dance - Death - Disaster - Drugs - Fashion - Food - Gambling - Ghost - Grave - Health - Historical - Industry - Justice - LGBT - Literary - Look Up - Medical - Military - Motoring - Murder - Museum - Music - Nature - Naval - Paranormal - Pioneer - Poetry - Police - Politics - Pub - Public Amenities - Quirky - Religion - Retail - Ripper - River - Royalty - Science - Sculpture - Sex - Signs - Society - Sport - Subterranean - Technology - Theatre - Train - Transport - Tube - TV - Weather -
Contact Us
IN THE NEWS
TOUR OF THE MONTH
ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
18th August 1937 Comic, actor, and cartoonist Willie Rushton, was born.
18th August 1896 Born today: Alan Mowbray, London England, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack)
The Royal Court Theatre
Non-commercial theatre staging modern plays and musicals.
Location: 50-51 Sloane Square, Kensington
Description: Today the Grade II listed Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre noted for its contributions to modern theatre.
Originally it was a converted Nonconformist Ranelagh Chapel, eventually opening as a theatre in 1870 called The New Chelsea Theatre.
Marie Litton became its manager in 1871, hiring Walter Emden to remodel the interior, and it was renamed the Court Theatre going on to stage some of WS Gilbert's early plays.
The splendid present building opened on 24 September 1888 and was designed by Walter Emden and Bertie Crewe.
It ceased to be used as a theatre in 1932 but was used as a cinema from 1935 to 1940, until World War II bomb damage closed it.
In 1956 it was acquired by and is home to a resident company, the English Stage Company.
Ranking This Month: 2637/2716
Pages Hit This Month: 25
Link to This Page: http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location/2706
|
Non-commercial theatre staging modern plays and musicals. |
The Shady Old Lady points out that you can drag this map using mouse. Or visit our full massive map.
Comedian Little Tich lived here», 6.5km
Colet Court: Home of Joseph», 3.5km
The Magic Couple lived here», 5.6km
Scene of the Flying Man!», 0.7km
The Great Bard's Theatre», 3.9km
The Royal Opera House», 2.0km
The Prince Edward Theatre», 1.8km
Thesp Alastair Sim lived here», 4.4km
Playwright Harold Pinter's Home», 6.2km
Italia Conti Theatre Academy», 3.2km
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
