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Old Vic Theatre School
The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, nonprofit organization, not-for-profit producing house, producing theatre in Waterloo, London, Waterloo, London, England. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre. In 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal Victoria Palace. It was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 and formally named the Royal Victoria Hall, although by that time it was already known as the "Old Vic". In 1898, a niece of Cons, Lilian Baylis, assumed management and began a series of William Shakespeare, Shakespeare productions in 1914. The building was damaged in 1940 during The Blitz, air raids and it became a Grade II* listed building in 1951 after it reopened. The Old Vic is the crucible of many of the performing arts companies and theatres in London today. It was the name of a repertory company that was based at the theatre and formed (along with the Chichester Festival Theatre) the core of the National Theatre of Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baylis Road
Baylis Road is a thoroughfare in Lambeth, London SE postcode area, SE1, England running between Westminster Bridge Road to the South-West and Waterloo Road, London, Waterloo Road to the North-East. At its northern end Baylis Road continues North-East as The Cut (London), The Cut. The Old Vic Theatre is located on The Cut where the roads meet. London Waterloo railway station, Waterloo station is to the north. To the South the road crosses Westminster Bridge Road and continues as Kennington Road (the A23 road, A23). Lambeth North tube station, Lambeth North Underground station is located at this junction. The Waterloo Action Centre is located at 14 Baylis Road. It is co-located with the Waterloo Action Centre Gallery, formerly known as Waterloo Gallery, which was established in 1997 and is close to the South Bank arts area of London. The Duke of Sussex public house is at 23 Baylis Road. Historically, this served beer from the now defunct Truman, Hanbury, Buxton & Co Ltd brewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
