Greenwich Theatre
Greenwich Theatre is a local theatre located in Croom's Hill close to the centre of Greenwich in south-east London.
1855 Rose and Crown Music Hall 1871 Crowder's Music Hall 1879 Royal Borough Theatre of Varieties 1898 Parthenon Theatre of Varieties 1912 Greenwich Hippodrome | |
The two facades of the theatre, to either side of the Rose and Crown pub, 2007 | |
| Location | Croom's Hill, Greenwich London, SE10 United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51.479722°N 0.008333°W |
| Public transit | Greenwich |
| Capacity | 421 |
| Production | Visiting productions |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Rebuilt | 1871, 1898, 1969 |
| Website | |
| greenwichtheatre.org.uk | |
Theatre first came to Greenwich at the beginning of the 19th century during the famous Eastertide Greenwich Fair at which the Richardson travelling theatre annually performed. The current Greenwich Theatre is the heir to two former traditions. It stands on the site of the Rose and Crown Music Hall built in 1855 on Crooms Hill at the junction with Nevada Street. However, it takes its name from the New Greenwich Theatre built in 1864 by Sefton Parry on London Street, opposite what was then the terminus of the London and Greenwich Railway.
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