Brief History of London and West End Theatre

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The modern theatre scene in the West End was largely inspired in the 19th century when many of the beauteous theatre erections namely are still around today were built and all of a sudden theatre working was the latest vogue trend of the navel and upper classes in London. Shaftesbury Avenue was created towards the end of 19th century and many theatres were soon built on this focal point as London theatre.
The famous Globe opened to the public in 1599 with Burbage pioneering the direction with his own extravaganza company. (Burbage was to immediately to propel himself as the first of Londons great performer and impressios. He also honours the famous claim to be the very first man to play the role of Hamlet, King Lear and Othello).
Today London West End theatre namely thriving and numerous stars of TV and movie are now resorting apt lofty outline characters in London and New York theatres. In 2008 the 21st century is set to receive its premier current West End theatre while the Sondheim Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue namely to open, being the first venue there since 1931.
David Garrick was the legendary manager of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He arrived in London in 1737 as a wine jobber yet was soon to be mesmerised by the attraction of theatre. In 1741 he played the famous role of Shakespeares Richard III and over the afterward 20-30 years he had a large impact on London theatre. His go is memorized today via the Garrick Club and the Garrick Theatre.
It was no until 1663 that the first London West End venue was opened, when the quite first of many was built in Drury Lane. This prominent antique theatre hosted the premier West End stars such as Charles Hart and Nell Gwyn until tragically,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it was devastated at fire in 1672. With new found hunger for Theatres it was no long before the residents of London had a new theatre to hurrah approximately. A second theatre called the Theatre Royal of Drury Lane was charted along the outstanding Christopher Wren and opened on the same site in 1674. The Royal survived for 120 annuals which was onward period in those days and along with additional theatres that were built in the same locality such as Theatre Royal Covent Garden (understood as the the Royal Opera House) and the Haymarket the West end theatres of London were evolved.
reditch was the venue for Londons first playhouse way back in 1576 and with appoint of The Theatre, the start of a magical history of London and West End Theatre was born. Before The Theatre at Shoreditch plays and actments were fulfilled at promiscuous venues such as private families, courtyards and hostel yards all along London. In 1597 and afterward the rent had sprint out the landlord of The Theatre, Richard Burbage resolved to up sticks and migrate the timbers across the river Thames to build the first (of one industrious three) Globe Theatres to the South Bank.