The original Theatre Royal stood on this site from 7th February 1815 to 10th May 1936 when it was destroyed by fire. Many famous actors performed here including Charles Kemble, Mrs Dora Jordan, Joseph Grimaldi, Edmund Kean, William Charles Macready and Mrs Beerbohm Tree.

by Rotary Club of Kings Lynn Trinity in 2005

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Edmund Kean
(1787-1833) tragic actor

William Macready
(1793-1873) actor

Dorothea Jordan
(1761-1816) actor

Theatre Royal, King's Lynn
(1815-1936) theatre royal

Joseph Grimaldi
(1778-1837) clown

Charles Kemble
(1775-1854) actor

Helen Maud Holt
(1863-1937) actor