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Shakespeare & Beyond

A history of Theatre Royal Haymarket and its struggle to break through London's restrictions on Shakespeare

Haymarket theater
Haymarket theater
Haymarket theater

William Capon. Theatre Royal Haymarket. August 1803. Folger Shakespeare Library.

During a time when performing Shakespeare in London was a legal right belonging only to certain theaters, the Haymarket theater’s rise to greatness is directly linked to its struggle to break through these restrictions.  To celebrate its 300th birthday this year, we wanted to share some highlights from its history, its fight to produce Shakespeare, and how its success in doing so led to its emergence as London’s third theatre royal.

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