Olympic Theatre

Olympic Theatre
1806 Olympic Pavilion
1831 engraving of the Royal Olympic Theatre
Map
AddressWych Street, Drury Lane
Westminster, London
Coordinates51°30′47″N 0°07′07″W / 51.513056°N 0.118611°W / 51.513056; -0.118611
DesignationDemolished
TypeTheatre and opera house
Capacity889 (1860s)
2,150 (1889)
Current useSite of Kingsway
Construction
Opened1806
Closed1899
Rebuilt1870 C. J. Phipps
1890 W. G. R. Sprague and Bertie Crewe
1820 architect's plans of the Olympic Theatre

The Olympic Theatre, sometimes known as the Royal Olympic Theatre, was a 19th-century London theatre, opened in 1806 and located at the junction of Drury Lane, Wych Street and Newcastle Street. The theatre specialised in comedies throughout much of its existence. Along with three other Victorian theatres (Opera Comique, Globe and Gaiety),[1] the Olympic was eventually demolished in 1904 to make way for the development of the Aldwych. Newcastle and Wych streets also vanished.

  1. ^ Aldwych Theatre history, accessed 23 March 2007.