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
Get involved with shows at the Haymarket Theatre:
- Brigadoon is holding auditions: in Random Location 43 from 15:00 to 15:00 on Mon 24th Feb - more details
- Brigadoon is holding auditions: in Random Location 28 from 15:15 to 15:15 on Mon 24th Feb - more details
- The Scarlet Pimpernel is holding auditions: in Random Location 2 from 18:15 to 18:15 on Tue 25th Feb - more details
- The Seagull is looking for: Master Carpenter, Director, Sound Designer, Costume Designer, Production Manager, Set Designer, Technical Director - more details
- Cyrano de Bergerac is looking for: Technical Director, Publicist, Costume Designer, Lighting Designer, Set Designer, Publicity Designer, Producer, Director, Production Manager, Sound Designer - more details
- Oresteia is looking for: Production Manager, Technical Director, Master Carpenter, Lighting Designer, Sound Designer - more details
- The Scarlet Pimpernel is looking for: Technical Director, Director, Producer, Production Manager, Master Carpenter, Publicist - more details
- The Seagull has announced: Random text 18 – more details
- Hamlet has announced: Random text 9 – more details
- Chess has announced: Random text 95 – more details
- The Fantasticks has announced: Random text 70 – more details
News
Haymarket Theatre
17:36 on 11th February
Haymarket Theatre has some great news! We're performing Pirates of the Van of Life.
Haymarket Theatre
13:10 on 8th February
Haymarket Theatre has some great news! We're performing Much Ado About Panto.
Haymarket Theatre
10:01 on 4th February
Hi @Camdram! Haymarket Theatre wants you to buy tickets for Angels in Addenbrooke's.
Haymarket Theatre
01:34 on 1st February
Hi @Camdram! Haymarket Theatre has some great news! We're performing A Streetcar Named the Van of Life.
Haymarket Theatre
16:32 on 26th January
Hi @Camdram! Haymarket Theatre wants you to buy tickets for Angels in Amsterdam.
Shows
- Sun 22 Mar
- Mon 23 Mar
- Tue 24 Mar
- Wed 25 Mar
- Thu 26 Mar
- Fri 27 Mar
- Sat 28 Mar
- Sun 12 Apr
- Mon 13 Apr
- Tue 14 Apr
- Wed 15 Apr
- Thu 16 Apr
- Fri 17 Apr
- Sat 18 Apr
- Sun 19 Apr
- Mon 20 Apr
- Tue 21 Apr
- Wed 22 Apr
- Thu 23 Apr
- Fri 24 Apr
- Sat 25 Apr
- Sun 24 May
- Mon 25 May
- Tue 26 May
- Wed 27 May
- Thu 28 May
- Fri 29 May
- Sat 30 May
- Sun 26 Jul
- Mon 27 Jul
- Tue 28 Jul
- Wed 29 Jul
- Thu 30 Jul
- Fri 31 Jul
- Sat 1 Aug
- Sun 2 Aug
- Mon 3 Aug
- Tue 4 Aug
- Wed 5 Aug
- Thu 6 Aug
- Fri 7 Aug
- Sat 8 Aug
- Sun 25 Oct
- Mon 26 Oct
- Tue 27 Oct
- Wed 28 Oct
- Thu 29 Oct
- Fri 30 Oct
- Sat 31 Oct
- Sun 29 Nov
- Mon 30 Nov
- Tue 1 Dec
- Wed 2 Dec
- Thu 3 Dec
- Fri 4 Dec
- Sat 5 Dec
- Sun 14 Feb
- Mon 15 Feb
- Tue 16 Feb
- Wed 17 Feb
- Thu 18 Feb
- Fri 19 Feb
- Sat 20 Feb
- Sun 21 Feb
- Mon 22 Feb
- Tue 23 Feb
- Wed 24 Feb
- Thu 25 Feb
- Fri 26 Feb
- Sat 27 Feb
Past shows
See all the shows that have been performed here at the venue history page.