Surrey Theatre

Surrey Theatre
Davidge's Royal Surrey
Theatre Royal Circus
Royal Surrey Theatre
Surrey Vaudeville Theatre
Surrey Theatre of Varieties
Royal Circus
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AddressBlackfriars Road, Southwark
London
Coordinates51°29′56″N 0°06′18″W / 51.499°N 0.105°W / 51.499; -0.105
DesignationDemolished 1934
Capacity1865 2,161 in four tiers
Current useSite occupied by modern flats
Construction
Rebuilt1800 Rudolphe Carbanel
1806 Rudolphe Carbanel
1865 John Ellis
1904 Kirk and Kirk
Years active1782–1924
ArchitectUnknown

The Surrey Theatre, London began life in 1782 as the Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy, one of the many circuses that provided entertainment of both horsemanship and drama (hippodrama). It stood in Blackfriars Road, near the junction with Westminster Bridge Road, just south of the River Thames in what is now the London Borough of Southwark.