Theatre Royal, Windsor

Theatre Royal Windsor is a theatre in Windsor, England, located near Windsor Castle. Its own About page describes it as the only unsubsidised producing theatre to operate all year round in Britain, with a history stretching back over 200 years, and states that it produces and presents a core programme of drama and theatre, receives shows from companies across the UK and internationally, and launches UK tours. Its programme includes classic drama, traditional pantomime, and first productions of new work, some of which subsequently transfer to the West End.

Theatre Royal Windsor's own history page states that its history started back over 200 years ago. It recounts that legend has it that in the reign of Elizabeth I, strolling players used from time to time to set up their stage in the courtyard of an inn in Peascod Street, and that the first recorded date in the theatrical history of Windsor is 1706, when an actor named Yates opened a booth. It further states that between the years 1778 and 1793 the building used in Windsor as a playhouse was a small barn about a mile out of town set in a very muddy field, and that existing playbills referring to this building call it the Theatre Royal, Peascod Street, Windsor.

A first-class regional theatre recognised nationally, described by the theatre as one of Britain's leading regional theatres and a key cultural hub.

Product categories. Classic drama · Traditional pantomime · First productions of new work · UK tours

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2. 2History – Theatre Royal Windsortheatreroyalwindsor.co.uk
3. 3About us – Theatre Royal Windsortheatreroyalwindsor.co.uk
4. 4Theatre Royal, Windsorwikidata.org