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The Theatre opened its doors in Shoreditch on 1576, marking the first permanent public playhouse in London. James Burbage constructed this wooden structure to host performances by William Shakespeare's company.
Puritans closed all theatres in 1642, viewing them as sinful activities. Actors protested this ban by writing a pamphlet titled The Actors remonstrance or complaint for the silencing of their profession on the 24th of January 1643.
Richard D'Oyly Carte built the Savoy Theatre specifically to showcase Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas. It opened in October 1881 as the first public building lit entirely by electricity using Sir Joseph Swan's incandescent light bulbs.
Seventy-six people needed medical treatment following injuries at the Apollo Theatre incident. The partial collapse of the Apollo Theatre ceiling occurred in December 2013.
Agatha Christie's murder mystery play The Mousetrap has been performed continuously since 1952 at St Martin's Theatre.
On the 16th of March 2020, all West End theatres closed due to government advice regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Theatres reopened on the 17th of May 2021 with social distancing measures before allowing full capacity from the 19th of July.