Theatre Royal, Southampton
(1798-present)
place and theatre
Aged 226
Wikidata WikipediaThe Theatre Royal, Southampton was a theatre in Southampton, Hampshire, England. It opened in 1803 and was located near the Medieval Merchant's House on French Street. Jane Austen and her family visited the theatre in 1807. The building was later renovated and expanded, and reopened as New Theatre Royal in 1880. It was destroyed by a fire in 1884.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
Jane Austen Heritage Trail #6
Jane Austen author: 1775-1817. Site of the Theatre Royal. The Theatre Royal had been built by the proprietor, Mr Collins, in 1798. The Austen Family visited the theatre here in Monday 14 Septembet 1897, to see two plays, 'The Way To keep Him' and 'Of Age Tomorrow', in which Mr John Bannister (1790-1836) played leading roles. The Austens were fond of the theatre and Jane wrote plays to entertain her family and friends.
French Street, Southampton, United Kingdom where it sited