Garrick Theatre [London]
type: Item
label: Garrick Theatre
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
description: complex voor accommodatie in City of Westminster, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 817
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.1279 51.51)
Wikidata source: Q3758423
opening date: 1889-04-24T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 732
Address: 2 Charing Cross Road, London, Westminster, WC2H 0HH, England
Web: garrick-theatre
architect: Walter Emden
architect: Charles John Phipps
Theatres Trust Database ID: 427
city section: Westminster
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: GarrickTheatre.htm
Carthalia ID: 1103
Modern Opera Houses index: Descriptive text, II. p. 38 ; Block plan, II. p. 38 ; General view, II. p. 38; Principal elevation, PL 77; Plan area, II. PL 77; Plan 1st tier, II. PL 77 ; Plan 2nd tier, II. PL 77; Longitudinal section, 11. PL 77 ; Site plan, p. 13; Site, III. p. 15; Skeleton section of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Skeleton plan of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Dates and dimensions, III. p. 17.
theatricalia id: 3m/garrick-theatre-london-london
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1889 by Walter Emden with C. J. Phipps for W. S. Gilbert. Named in honour of the English actor, producer, dramatist, and poet, David Garrick (1717-1779). Opened 24 Apr 1889 with the play The Profligate. Originally 807 seats, today 700 seats.