Theatre Royal
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Theatre Royal is the name of many theatres, especially in the United Kingdom. The name was once an indication that the theatre was a patent theatre, with a Royal Patent without which performances of serious drama would be illegal. They include:
In the United Kingdom:
- Theatre Royal, Bath, in Somerset
- Theatre Royal, Brighton
- Theatre Royal, Bristol
- Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
- Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, in London; the third Theatre Royal built on the site became the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in 1892.
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London
- Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
- Theatre Royal, Exeter
- Theatre Royal, Glasgow
- Theatre Royal, Haymarket, in London
- Theatre Royal, Ipswich, in Suffolk
- Theatre Royal, Lincoln, in England
- Theatre Royal, Margate, in Kent
- Theatre Royal, Newcastle, in Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Theatre Royal, Norwich, in Norfolk
- Theatre Royal, Nottingham
- Theatre Royal Stratford East, in Stratford, London
- Theatre Royal, Plymouth, in Devon
- Theatre Royal, Wakefield, in Wakefield
- Theatre Royal, Windsor, in Berkshire
- Theatre Royal, York, in York
In the Republic of Ireland:
- Theatre Royal, Cork
- Theatre Royal, Dublin
- Theatre Royal, Wexford
In Australia:
- Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, in Castlemaine, Victoria
- Theatre Royal, Hobart, in Hobart, Tasmania
- Theatre Royal, Newcastle, in Newcastle, New South Wales
- Theatre Royal, Sydney, in Sydney's MLC Centre

