Garrick Theatre

Theatre History

The History of The Garrick Theatre Theatre

The theatre was built in 1889 for the playwright W.S.Gilbert , the author of the Savoy Operas and named after the 18th Century actor and manager David Garrick. The theatre opened that year with a showing of the play, The Profligate by A.W.Pinero. The Garrick Theatre was almost destroyed in 1934 when plans were developed to convert it to a 'Super Cinema' but luckily, these plans were scrapped and the theatre remains intact today. In past years, the theatre has been mostly associated with comedies and comedy-dramas. Previous showings at the Garrick include Deathtrap back in 1978, The Canterbury Tales in 1994 and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest in 2006.

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