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Red Bull

  • Theatre ID
    343
  • Built / Converted
    1604
  • Dates of use
    • 1604 - 1662
  • Current state
    Demolished
  • Current use
    demolished (prize fights held until 1664)
  • Address
    probably Hayward's Place, Islington, London, EC1, England

Details

Probably the last inn yard to be converted to a theatre. It kept on playing after the Parliamentary closure orders and, most unusually, continued for a time in use after the Restoration.


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  • Events
    • 1604 - 1662 Use:
    • 1604 - 1605 Design/Construction: conversion of an inn yard, for Aaron Holland (architect unknown).
  • Listings
    • Grade Not listed

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