Her Majesty's Theatre provided the first alternative to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, built in 1663 and the Lincoln's Inn, founded in 1660 (forerunner of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, built in 1728). The theatre's site is the second oldest such site in London that remains in use. These three post-interregnum theatres defined the shape and use of modern theatres. The land for the theatre was held on a lease renewable in 1740 and was ultimately owned, as it is today, by the Crown Estate. Building was delayed by the necessity of acquiring the street frontage, and a three bay entrance led to
South London Theatre is soon to start so at present the theatre is using other performance spaces. The main shows are at the Stanley Halls in South Norwood and Youth Group performances will be in St Luke's Church next door to the Norwood High St SLT building. For those interested at simply looking around the building, it does tours for a weekend in September as part of Open House London. South London Theatre The South London Theatre is a Community theatre in West Norwood in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The first play opened in October 1967, and it is now a