Theatres · East of England
Royal County Theatre
Also known as: Royal Court Theatre
Royal County Theatre in England East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Royal County Theatre is a cinema or movie theatre in England East, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial theatre in Sloane Square, London, England, opened in 1870; the current building was completed in 1888. The capacity of the theatre has varied between 728 seats and today's 380 seats (with a smaller upstairs theatre opened in 1969). In 1956 it was acquired by and remains the home of the English Stage Company, which focuses on contemporary theatre and won the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities in 1999.
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Background
Description
The first theatre on Lower George Street, off Sloane Square, was the converted Nonconformist Ranelagh Chapel, opened as a theatre in 1870 under the name 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. , Lowe, and Ayrton (1873)]] Several of W. S. Gilbert's early plays were staged here, including Randall's Thumb, Creatures of Impulse (with music by Alberto Randegger), Great Expectations (adapted from the Dickens novel), and On Guard (all in 1871); The Happy Land (1873, with Gilbert Abbott à Beckett; Gilbert's most controversial play); The Wedding March, translated from Un Chapeau de Paille…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1351, -0.4763
- District
- Bedford
- Parish
- Bedford, unparished area
- Postcode
- MK40 1DW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bedford
- Established
- 1870
- Official site
- royalcourttheatre.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q31511057 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Court Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal County Theatre?
- Royal County Theatre is in East of England, United Kingdom (postcode MK40 1DW), in the parish of Bedford, unparished area.
- When was Royal County Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1870.
- Who owns Royal County Theatre?
- Royal County Theatre is owned by English Stage Company.
- How do I get to Royal County Theatre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode MK40 1DW. It sits within the Bedford parliamentary constituency.