341:
27:
396:. Each was open for just one or two short seasons during the year. The Bury theatre opened for the Great Fair in early October to mid-November and was only available for special events at other times of the year. At that time, it would certainly have enjoyed large audiences particularly as the local community would not have been able to travel far for entertainment, until the arrival of the railway in the 1840s.
400:
131:
352:
on 11 October 1819 as the "New
Theatre". It was one of the most elegant, sophisticated and up-to-date playhouses of its age. The fact that it has survived, without significant alteration, into our time is a miracle and it is now one of only three buildings to give the experience of theatre-going in
466:
In
September 2005 the Theatre was closed to begin a £5.3million restoration project to restore the building to its original 1819 configuration and decorative scheme. Following an extensive research period, architects Levitt Bernstein, in collaboration with theatre staff and the National Trust, drew
474:
The project restored these aspects to recreate a theatre which could provide further insight into the architecture, stage techniques and repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries, of which little is known in comparison to theatre of other epochs. In addition to the restoration of the building the
316:
The theatre presents a diverse programme of drama, music and stand-up comedy. It regularly produces its own work which tours nationally, recent productions include Torben Bett's
Invincible in the summer of 2016 and, in early 2017, an adaptation of Jane Austen's
470:
Previous restorations to the building had removed the original
Georgian entrances to the pit as well as its distinctive Georgian forestage. The boxes had also been removed from the dress circle and the seating layout changed throughout the building.
478:
Under the banner of "Restoring the
Repertoire" the Theatre Royal produced some of plays of the Georgian period in the now restored building. On 11 September 2007 the theatre re-opened with a production of the 1829 nautical melodrama,
443:, the theatre closed once more. Greene King had struggled to keep the theatre operating and was content to use the building as a barrel store. So it remained until the 1960s when a group of local people led by
414:
The
Norwich comedians were disbanded in 1843 and at Bury there followed more than half a century of economic difficulty and theatrical gloom. This was alleviated briefly in 1892 when the world premiere of
496:
In addition to the restoration of the main building a new, modern foyer was constructed to the side of the theatre to provide catering facilities, an additional bar and more toilets for the building.
455:
310:
323:
The
Theatre Royal is currently a member of the pioneering Black Theatre Live partnership, a consortium of eight UK theatres committed to effecting change nationally for
458:
in 1975 on a 999-year lease. The
Theatre Royal is now managed as an independent working theatre by the Bury St Edmunds Theatre Management Limited.
164:
44:
91:
586:
63:
576:
421:
was staged at the theatre. The theatre closed in 1903 but was reopened in 1906 when alterations to the building were made by the architect
70:
77:
59:
601:
381:
110:
581:
526:
48:
84:
596:
157:
349:
327:
touring through a three-year programme of national touring, structural support and audience development.
258:
475:
theatre's artistic team researched and re-discovered many of the lost texts of the
Georgian repertoire.
439:, which it still owns, in 1920. However, in 1925, in the face of overwhelming competition from two new
365:
357:
591:
561:
309:
theatres in the United
Kingdom, and is the only working theatre operated under the auspices of the
306:
556:
369:
37:
490:
436:
356:
Wilkins was an architect of national repute, responsible for, amongst other buildings, the
287:
467:
up plans to restore the historic building to as close to its original design as possible.
313:. It is considered to be one of the most perfect examples of Regency theatres in Britain.
8:
372:, he employed a small company of players to undertake an annual tour of six theatres:
417:
407:
340:
410:, Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez, performed at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds, in 1892.
481:
444:
294:
216:
454:
37,000 to restore and re-open the theatre in 1965. The building was vested in the
486:
447:
385:
209:
451:
393:
373:
570:
440:
179:
166:
422:
403:
428:
199:
389:
399:
324:
26:
432:
377:
302:
298:
290:
549:
361:
270:
348:
The Theatre Royal was opened by its proprietor and architect
130:
16:
Regency theatre in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
562:A 360 degree tour of the pre-Sept 2007 auditorium
568:
557:Theatre Royal information at the National Trust
533:. London, UK. 6 September 2007. p. 35.
129:
111:Learn how and when to remove this message
398:
339:
135:Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds exterior
569:
587:National Trust properties in Suffolk
461:
49:adding citations to reliable sources
20:
577:Grade I listed buildings in Suffolk
13:
335:
14:
613:
541:
60:"Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds"
25:
305:. The building is one of eight
36:needs additional citations for
519:
506:
1:
499:
271:http://www.theatreroyal.org/
7:
368:. As the proprietor of the
10:
618:
602:Theatres completed in 1819
514:The Shell Guide to England
366:Downing College, Cambridge
330:
516:. London: Michael Joseph.
269:
264:
254:
246:
238:
233:
225:
215:
205:
195:
156:
144:
140:
128:
582:Grade I listed theatres
370:Norwich Theatre Circuit
353:pre-Victorian Britain.
210:Listed Building Grade I
491:Annemarie Lewis Thomas
411:
345:
512:Hadfield, J. (1970).
402:
343:
45:improve this article
597:Theatres in Suffolk
176: /
125:
412:
346:
180:52.2406°N 0.7172°E
123:
462:2000s restoration
319:Northanger Abbey.
276:
275:
121:
120:
113:
95:
609:
553:
552:
550:Official website
535:
534:
523:
517:
510:
482:Black-Eyed Susan
445:Air Vice Marshal
435:, purchased the
358:National Gallery
295:Bury St. Edmunds
286:, is a restored
191:
190:
188:
187:
186:
181:
177:
174:
173:
172:
169:
133:
126:
122:
116:
109:
105:
102:
96:
94:
53:
29:
21:
617:
616:
612:
611:
610:
608:
607:
606:
592:Bury St Edmunds
567:
566:
548:
547:
544:
539:
538:
525:
524:
520:
511:
507:
502:
487:Douglas Jerrold
464:
448:Stanley Vincent
386:Bury St Edmunds
350:William Wilkins
338:
336:The New Theatre
333:
282:, formerly the
259:William Wilkins
185:52.2406; 0.7172
184:
182:
178:
175:
170:
167:
165:
163:
162:
151:
150:Bury St Edmunds
149:
148:Westgate Street
136:
117:
106:
100:
97:
54:
52:
42:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
615:
605:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
565:
564:
559:
554:
543:
542:External links
540:
537:
536:
518:
504:
503:
501:
498:
489:with music by
463:
460:
456:National Trust
418:Charley's Aunt
408:Charley's Aunt
344:Playbill, 1821
337:
334:
332:
329:
311:National Trust
307:Grade I listed
274:
273:
267:
266:
262:
261:
256:
252:
251:
248:
244:
243:
240:
236:
235:
231:
230:
227:
223:
222:
219:
213:
212:
207:
203:
202:
197:
193:
192:
160:
154:
153:
146:
142:
141:
138:
137:
134:
119:
118:
33:
31:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
614:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
574:
572:
563:
560:
558:
555:
551:
546:
545:
532:
528:
522:
515:
509:
505:
497:
494:
492:
488:
485:, written by
484:
483:
476:
472:
468:
459:
457:
453:
449:
446:
442:
438:
434:
430:
426:
424:
420:
419:
409:
406:as the first
405:
401:
397:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
354:
351:
342:
328:
326:
321:
320:
314:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
289:
285:
281:
280:Theatre Royal
272:
268:
263:
260:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
232:
228:
224:
220:
218:
214:
211:
208:
204:
201:
198:
194:
189:
161:
159:
155:
147:
143:
139:
132:
127:
124:Theatre Royal
115:
112:
104:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62: –
61:
57:
56:Find sources:
50:
46:
40:
39:
34:This article
32:
28:
23:
22:
19:
530:
521:
513:
508:
495:
480:
477:
473:
469:
465:
450:raised over
431:, the local
427:
423:Bertie Crewe
416:
413:
404:W. S. Penley
355:
347:
322:
318:
315:
283:
279:
277:
234:Construction
107:
101:October 2018
98:
88:
81:
74:
67:
55:
43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
429:Greene King
394:King's Lynn
284:New Theatre
226:Current use
206:Designation
200:Greene King
183: /
158:Coordinates
571:Categories
527:"Calendar"
500:References
390:Colchester
250:2005 -2007
168:52°14′26″N
71:newspapers
531:The Stage
382:Cambridge
255:Architect
247:Renovated
171:0°43′02″E
437:freehold
374:Yarmouth
217:Capacity
441:cinemas
433:brewery
378:Ipswich
331:History
303:England
299:Suffolk
291:theatre
288:Regency
265:Website
229:Theatre
152:England
145:Address
85:scholar
362:London
239:Opened
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
196:Owner
92:JSTOR
78:books
392:and
364:and
325:BAME
278:The
242:1819
64:news
360:in
293:in
221:360
47:by
573::
529:.
493:.
425:.
388:,
384:,
380:,
376:,
301:,
297:,
452:£
114:)
108:(
103:)
99:(
89:·
82:·
75:·
68:·
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
