Empire Theatre [London]
type: Item
label: Woolwich Empire Theatre @es
description: Theatre building in Woolwich, United Kingdom
description: theater in London Borough of Greenwich @nl
alternative label: Empire Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 2329
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
GPS: Point(0.0677 51.4923)
Wikidata source: Q42166688
opening date: 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: Beresford Street, London, SE18, England
architect: Frank Matcham
City: London
city section: Woolwich
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
location hosted performance space: 1835-01-01T00:00:00Z
Carthalia ID: 4435
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: First venue on the site opened 1835 as West Kent Theatre. 1837 renamed Duchess of Kent's Theatre. 1880 alterations. 1892 rebuilding by Edward Clark and re-opened as Theatre Royal. 1892 renamed Barnard's Theatre. 1900 rebuilding by Frank Matcham. Ca. 1450 seats. Renamed Empire Theatre in the 1920s. Closed 1958. Demolished in 1960.
demolished: 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z