Theatres · South East England
Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Margate · 0.9 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Theatre Royal is a working theatre in Kent, South-East England. The site is within the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the East Thanet parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Margate, about 0.9 km away. Postcode area CT9.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Thanet Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
- Ramsar wetland: Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Theatre Royal in Montréal in Canada, also known as the Molson Theatre was the first public theatre in Canada. It was inaugurated in 1825, was given a new building in 1851, and closed in 1930.
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Background
History
The Theatre Royal played in important role in the history of the Theatre of Canada. Theatre, which had been banned in Canada during the French period, begun to flourish as amateur theatre after Canada became British, and the first professional theatre companies started to tour the country, starting with the Allen's Company of Comedians in 1785. However, there was no public theatre play house until the foundation of the Theatre Royal in Montréal, as the Haymarket Theatre, Quebec (1790-1840) was used only by private amateur theatre societies. The Theatre Royal in Montréal was founded by the merchant John Molson. It was consequently also referred to as the Molson Theatre. The theatre had room…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3870, 1.3848
- County
- Kent
- District
- Thanet
- Parish
- Thanet, unparished area
- Postcode
- CT9 1PW
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Thanet
- Nearest railway station
- Margate — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.margate-live.com
Sources
- osm: n320572820 (ODbL)
- commons: Theatre Royal, Margate-geograph.org.uk-2281466.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Theatre Royal, Montréal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Theatre Royal?
- Theatre Royal is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT9 1PW), in the parish of Thanet, unparished area.
- Is Theatre Royal a protected site?
- Yes — Theatre Royal is part of the Thanet Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Theatre Royal?
- The nearest railway station is Margate, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT9 1PW.