Royal Court Theatre [London]
Royal Court Theatre
Divadlo Royal Court
Theatre building in London, United Kingdom, opened in 1870
theater in Kensington en Chelsea, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Belgravia Theatre
Sloane Square, London, Kensington & Chelsea, SW1W 8AS, England
Built 1888 by Walter Emden and Bertie Crewe on the East Side of Sloane Square as a successor to a former Royal Court Theatre on the south side of Sloane Square (a converted chapel opened as New Chelsea Theatre in 1870, demolished in 1877). 1920 auditorium rebuilding. 1935-1940 used as a cinema. Damaged by bombs in 1940. Interior redesign by Robert Cromie. Re-opened 1952 as a live theatre. Various rebuildings. 2000 rebuilding by Haworth Tompkins. The theatre contains the main auditorium (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs with 370 seats) and a studio theatre (opened 1971, now named Jerwood Theatre Upstairs with originally 63, now 85 seats).