Savoy Theatre

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Savoy Theatre is a historic London playhouse on the Strand, best known as the original home of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas and as one of the prominent venues in the West End theatre district.

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Savoy Theatre canonical 15
Savoy Theatre, London 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf West End theatre
playhouse
theatre building
adjacentTo Savoy Hotel
architect C. J. Phipps
associatedWith D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Gilbert and Sullivan operas
surface form: Gilbert and Sullivan

Richard D'Oyly Carte
capacity approximately 1100 seats
category historic theatre
tourist attraction in London
country United Kingdom
district West End
electricLightingInstalledBy Sir Joseph Swan
firstToUse electric lighting throughout the auditorium
electric lighting throughout the stage
genreSpecialty light opera
musicals
hasProductionHistory H.M.S. Pinafore
Iolanthe
Patience
Princess Ida
Ruddigore
The Gondoliers
The Mikado
The Pirates of Penzance
heritageStatus listed building
knownFor Gilbert and Sullivan operas
comic opera
musical theatre productions
languageOfPerformances English
locatedIn City of Westminster
London, England
surface form: London
locatedNear Thames
surface form: River Thames

Victoria Embankment
locatedOn Strand
namedAfter Savoy Palace
Savoy
surface form: Savoy region
notableFor being one of the first public buildings lit entirely by electricity
openedBy Richard D'Oyly Carte
originallyOpened 1881
owner Ambassador Theatre Group
partOf West End theatre district
surface form: London theatre district

West End
region England
status operational

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West End theatres hasTheatre Savoy Theatre
Covent Garden (part) hasLandmark Savoy Theatre
Ambassador Theatre Group owns Savoy Theatre
Topsy-Turvy depicts Savoy Theatre
The Gondoliers premiereLocation Savoy Theatre
this entity surface form: Savoy Theatre, London
The Gondoliers theatreOfPremiere Savoy Theatre
The Gondoliers firstRunTheatre Savoy Theatre
The Mikado placeOfFirstPerformance Savoy Theatre
The Mikado firstRunVenue Savoy Theatre
Savoy, London hasLandmark Savoy Theatre
Savoy, London hasCulturalVenue Savoy Theatre
Savoy Estate hasPart Savoy Theatre
Savoy Estate notableBuilding Savoy Theatre
Noises Off transferredTo Savoy Theatre
Granville Barker workLocation Savoy Theatre