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Red Bull Theatre

1604 establishments in England1666 disestablishmentsBuildings and structures completed in 1604Former buildings and structures in the London Borough of IslingtonFormer theatres in London
Theatres completed in 1604Use British English from May 2015
London theatres C16—C17, after Redwood
London theatres C16—C17, after Redwood

The Red Bull was an inn-yard conversion erected in Clerkenwell, London operating in the 17th century. For more than four decades, it entertained audiences drawn primarily from the City and its suburbs, developing a reputation over the years for rowdiness. After Parliament closed the theatres in 1642, it continued to host illegal performances intermittently, and when the theatres reopened after the Restoration, it became a legitimate venue again. There is a myth that it burned down in the Great Fire of London but the direct reason for its end is unclear.

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Red Bull Theatre
Hayward's Place, London Clerkenwell (London Borough of Islington)

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Hayward's Place 20-26
EC1V 4LS London, Clerkenwell (London Borough of Islington)
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London theatres C16—C17, after Redwood
London theatres C16—C17, after Redwood
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