Savoy Theatre [London]
type: Item
label: Savoy Theatre
label: Teatro Savoy @es
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom. Notable for being the first theatre, and the first public building, to be lit by electricity throughout, on its opening in 1881.
description: theater in City of Westminster, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 792
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.1209 51.5101)
Wikidata source: Q2165797
opening date: 1881-10-10T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 1158
Web: Information
Web: SavoyTheatre.htm
architect: Charles John Phipps
Theatres Trust Database ID: 1746
city section: Westminster
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: SavoyTheatre.htm
Carthalia ID: 8157
theatricalia id: 1c/savoy-theatre-london-london
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1881 by C. J. Phipps for Richard D'Oyly Carte. Opened 10 Oct 1881. It was the first public building in the world to be lit entirely by electricity. 1929 rebuilding. Severely damaged by fire in 1990. Subsequently rebuilt, re-opened 1993. Ca. 1150 seats.