Theatre Royal, Southampton

50°53′54″N 1°24′20″W / 50.8982°N 1.405417°W / 50.8982; -1.405417

Theatre Royal, Southampton
AddressFrench Street
Southampton, Hampshire
England
Construction
Opened12 September 1803
Expanded2 September 1880
Closed19 November 1884

The Theatre Royal, Southampton was a theatre in Southampton, Hampshire, England. It opened in 1803 and was located near the Medieval Merchant's House on French Street.[1][2] Jane Austen and her family visited the theatre in 1807.[1] The building was later renovated and expanded, and reopened as New Theatre Royal in 1880.[3] It was destroyed by a fire in 1884.[4]

  1. ^ a b "City takes great pride in Austen connections". Southern Daily Echo. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ Patterson, A. Temple (1966). A History of Southampton, 1700–1914. Vol. 1. University of Southampton Press. pp. 41, 115.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Southampton News – The Fire in French Street". The Hampshire Advertiser. 22 November 1884. p. 8. Retrieved 26 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.