Opened initially as the 'Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy'. Burnt down in 1799 and in 1805. Rebuilt in 1806 by architect Rudolphe Cabanel (who went on to design what is now the Old Vic). This was converted into a theatre and renamed the Surrey Theatre, presumable after the road it was on, Great Surrey Street (now Blackfriars Road). In 1865 it again burnt down and was rebuilt. After 1901 was converted to a music hall, a cinema in 1920 and finally closed in 1924. Demolished in 1934.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Surrey Theatre
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Surrey Theatre WW2 bomb
{Symbols for: LFB, AFS London, AFS Mitcham} In memory of eleven London Auxili...
Other Subjects
William Terriss
Actor-manager, owner of the Adelphi Theatre. Born in London as William Charles James Lewin. Terriss was murdered as he entered the theatre at a back door by a disgruntled/deranged former employee/...
1 memorial
Sir Gerald du Maurier
Actor-manager. Born at 27 Church Row, the last and fifth child of George du Maurier. As a child he would pose for his father's drawings. A close associate of J M Barrie he was the first actor to pl...
1 memorial
Palace Theatre
Richard D'Oyly Carte intended the theatre to be the home of English grand opera, as a counterpart to the light operas that were produced at the Savoy Theatre, and it opened with Sir Arthur Sullivan...
2 memorials
Peggy Ashcroft
Actor. Born Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft in Croydon.
1 memorial
Dick Whittington
Born in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, second son of a wealthy man. Thrice Lord Mayor of London: 1397, 1406 and 1420 (actually four times but two were consecutive). Three times Master of the Mercers' C...
Person, Literature, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Theatre
8 memorials
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