Theatre Royal
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Numerous theatres, especially in the United Kingdom, have been named Theatre Royal; the name was once an indication that the theatre was a patent theatre, with a Royal Patent without which performances of serious drama were be illegal. They include:
In the United Kingdom:
- Theatre Royal, Bath, in Somerset
- Theatre Royal, Bristol
- Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
- Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, in London; the third Theatre Royal built on the site became the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in 1892.
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London
- Theatre Royal, Exeter
- Theatre Royal, Glasgow
- Theatre Royal, Haymarket, in London
- Theatre Royal, Ipswich, in Suffolk
- Theatre Royal, Lincoln, in England
- Theatre Royal, Newcastle, in Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Theatre Royal, Norwich, in Norfolk
- Theatre Royal, Nottingham
- Theatre Royal Stratford East, in Stratford, London
- Theatre Royal, Plymouth, in Hampshire
- Theatre Royal and Opera House, in Wakefield
- Theatre Royal, Windsor, in Berkshire
- Theatre Royal, York, in York
In the Republic of Ireland:
In Australia.
- Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, in Castlemaine, Victoria
- Theatre Royal, Hobart, in Hobart, Tasmania
- Theatre Royal, Newcastle, New South Wales
See also: Royal Theatre