London Playbills and Programs Collections

This database provides item-level descriptions of more than 23,000 playbills for theaters in London, primarily Covent Garden, Drury Lane, and Haymarket, 1703-1899, as well as playbills owned by William Charles Macready, 1837-1843. For an overview of these collections, please see Playbills and Programs. Only cataloged material is included in this database. For information about other playbills, please see Playbills and Programs or contact Performing Arts staff.

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Amateur Theatre, Berwick Street (theater in London, England, early 18th century)
Covent Garden (theater in London, England, built in 1732)
Drury Lane (theater in London, England, built in 1663)
Haymarket Theatre (theater in London, England, built in 1720)
Kendrick's Menagerie (menagerie in London, late 18th century-mid 19th century)
King's Theater (theater in London, England, known as the Queen's Theatre until 1714, rebuilt in 1791, renamed Her Majesty's Theatre in 1837)
Lyceum Theatre (theater in London, England, built in 1765, licensed for plays in 1809)
Queen's Theatre (theater in London, England, built in 1705, renamed the King's Theatre in 1714)
Royal Italian Opera (theater in London, England, known as Theatre Royal, Covent Garden until 1858, name changed to Royal Opera House in 1891)
Surrey Theatre (theater in London, England, built in 1782, demolished in 1934)
Theatre Royal, Olympic (theater in London, England, built in 1806, demolished in 1904)
Theatre, Sheffield (theater in Sheffield, England, 1790s-1830s)

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