The Theatre Royal Haymarket is a West End theatre in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use. Samuel Foote acquired the lease in 1747, and in 1766 he gained a royal patent to play legitimate drama in the summer months. The original building was a little further north in the same street. It has been at its current location since 1821, when it was redesigned by John Nash. It is a Grade I listed building, with a seating capacity of 888. The freehold of the theatre is owned by the Crown Estate.
The Haymarket has been the site of a significant innovation in theatre. In 1873, it was the venue for the first scheduled matinée performance, establishing a custom soon followed in theatres everywhere. Its managers have included Benjamin Nottingham Webster, John Baldwin Buckstone, Squire Bancroft, Cyril Maude, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and John Sleeper Clarke, brother-in-law of John Wilkes Booth, who quit America after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Famous actors who débuted at the theatre included Robert William Elliston and John Liston.
Haymarket Theatre
Shows
- Sun 7 Feb
- Mon 8 Feb
- Tue 9 Feb
- Wed 10 Feb
- Thu 11 Feb
- Fri 12 Feb
- Sat 13 Feb
- Sun 2 May
- Mon 3 May
- Tue 4 May
- Wed 5 May
- Thu 6 May
- Fri 7 May
- Sat 8 May
- Sun 30 May
- Mon 31 May
- Tue 1 Jun
- Wed 2 Jun
- Thu 3 Jun
- Fri 4 Jun
- Sat 5 Jun
- Sun 29 Aug
- Mon 30 Aug
- Tue 31 Aug
- Wed 1 Sep
- Thu 2 Sep
- Fri 3 Sep
- Sat 4 Sep
- Sun 31 Oct
- Mon 1 Nov
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- Wed 3 Nov
- Thu 4 Nov
- Fri 5 Nov
- Sat 6 Nov
- Sun 7 Nov
- Mon 8 Nov
- Tue 9 Nov
- Wed 10 Nov
- Thu 11 Nov
- Fri 12 Nov
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- Sun 12 Dec
- Mon 13 Dec
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- Wed 15 Dec
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- Sun 26 Dec
- Mon 27 Dec
- Tue 28 Dec
- Wed 29 Dec
- Thu 30 Dec
- Fri 31 Dec
- Sat 1 Jan
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- Mon 3 Jan
- Tue 4 Jan
- Wed 5 Jan
- Thu 6 Jan
- Fri 7 Jan
- Sat 8 Jan
- Sun 23 Jan
- Mon 24 Jan
- Tue 25 Jan
- Wed 26 Jan
- Thu 27 Jan
- Fri 28 Jan
- Sat 29 Jan
Past shows
See all the shows that have been performed here at the venue history page.