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The Theatre Royal

West End theatre building in Covent Garden, London, England, UK
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The Theatre Royal

Summary

The Theatre Royal is a theatre building[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of theatre_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,054 views/month, #11 of 1,328).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Theatre Royal is located in City of Westminster[3].
  • The Theatre Royal is located in London[4].
  • The Theatre Royal is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • The Theatre Royal's instance of is recorded as theatre building[6].
  • The Theatre Royal's instance of is recorded as organization[7].
  • The Theatre Royal's instance of is recorded as music venue[8].
  • The Theatre Royal's architect is recorded as Christopher Wren[9].
  • The Theatre Royal's founder is recorded as Thomas Killigrew[10].
  • The Theatre Royal's architectural style is recorded as Georgian architecture[11].
  • The Theatre Royal took place at Covent Garden[12].
  • The Theatre Royal's postal code is recorded as WC2B 5JF[13].
  • The Theatre Royal's Commons category is recorded as Theatre Royal, Drury Lane[14].
  • The Theatre Royal's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library Main Branch[15].
  • 1663 marks the founding of The Theatre Royal[16].
  • The Theatre Royal's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3053781017[17].
  • The Theatre Royal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.51305555555555, 'lon': -0.12027777777777778}[18].
  • The Theatre Royal's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[19].
  • The Theatre Royal's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[20].
  • The Theatre Royal's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[21].
  • The Theatre Royal's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[22].
  • The Theatre Royal's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[23].
  • The Theatre Royal's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[24].
  • The Theatre Royal's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[25].
  • The Theatre Royal's official website is recorded as https://lwtheatres.co.uk/theatres/theatre-royal-drury-lane/[26].
  • The Theatre Royal's director / manager is recorded as Charles Fleetwood[27].

Body

Founding

The Theatre Royal's founder is recorded as Thomas Killigrew[10]. 1663 marks the founding of it[16].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Charles Fleetwood[27], Colley Cibber[28], David Garrick[29], and Richard Brinsley Sheridan[30].

Why It Matters

The Theatre Royal ranks in the top 0.83% of theatre_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,054 views/month, #11 of 1,328).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Christopher Wren City of Westminster David Garrick Edmund Kean London organization Richard Brinsley Sheridan United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 392512
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  2. 7w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director manager → —
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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 51.51305555555555, 'lon': -0.12027777777777778}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "TheatreRoyalDruryLane::r8nqt"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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