Ten oldest London theatres
May 7 1663 Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
June 3 1683 Sadler’s Wells, Islington
Dec 29 1720 The Haymarket (Theatre Royal), Haymarket
Dec 7 1732 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Nov 17 1806 The Adelphi, Strand
May 11 1818 The Old Vic, Waterloo
Apr 16 1870 The Vaudeville, Strand
Mar 21 1874 The Criterion, Piccadilly Circus
Oct 10 1881 The Savoy, Strand
Oct 15 1881 The Comedy, Leicester Square
From ‘The Top 10 of Everything 2007’ (Hamlyn)
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