Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Proscenium arch
The Theatre Royal Drury Lane is a theatre in the West End area of
London, officially situated on Catherine Street, but backing onto Drury Lane just to the east of Covent Garden.
The present Theatre Royal Drury Lane,
designed by Benjamin Wyatt, opened on October 10, 1812 with a production of Hamlet. The Theatre Royal Drury Lane interior has been substantially redesigned and overhauled many times since then: a contemporary sketch of it when it was new is shown on the right, seen from the point of view of the beau monde in the lower gallery.Theatre Royal Drury Lane is one of the West End's largest, and has been the setting for appearances by Edmund Kean and Sarah Siddons, among others.
Catherine St
Westminster, London, UK | WC2B 5JF
Total: 2222
Dress circle: :dress circle
Balcony: 421y