The Origins of West End Theatre
- Event type
- Walk/tour
- Organisers
- Northeastern University London
- Contact
- peter.maber@nulondon.ac.uk
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility features
- Assistance dogs welcome, Printed materials, Pushchair/pram friendly, Step-free access, Wheelchair accessible
- Accessibility information
- Every effort will be made to ensure a step-free route or an alternative route for wheelchair access where necessary. The tour will involve approximately 20 minutes of walking with the remainder of time spent standing. No seating can be guaranteed. Unfortunately we are unable to provide hearing loops or additional audio description but we will provide printed materials to aid with understanding.
- Region/country
- London
- Address
-
38-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PE
- Booking required
- Yes
Please note: this event is now fully booked. You can join a waiting list using the link above.
This walking tour will tell the story of the origins of West End theatre, beginning at the sites of the long-lost tennis court theatres around Lincoln’s Inn Fields and making the short walk to Covent Garden, a walk that some acting companies had to make on the same afternoon when performing in both sites. Among the Covent Garden theatres, participants will learn the history of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London’s oldest theatre site still in use. Attention will be given to landmark firsts: the first sites, first playwrights, and the revolutionary first actresses on the British stage.
Please meet outside The Royal College of Surgeons, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE
The tour will end: Behind the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Piazza side, London WC2E 9DD
This event is part of the Cultures of London event series led by Northeastern University London.