Theatre Tickets in Victorian London
January 29, 2010 12:54 pm ArtsThe theatre has always been a popular form of social entertainment since the very early Victorian period. The city was the hub of theatre production shows and even still has theatres like the Adelphi and Theatre Royal Dury Lane from the Victorian times.The Adelphi was erected in 1806 by John Scott and showcased his daughters theatre productions. The Adelphi Theatre on the Strand has frequently sold many theatre tickets to the people of Old Victorian London and has observed Charles Dickens visit the theatre various times in his early years. Actually, the Adelphi was the first theatre to present an adaptation of work by the awesome Charles Dickens in the mid 1800s. Since then plentiful Charles Dickens work was shown there.In 1663, the oldest theatre selling theatre tickets in the City of London is the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane. Although many fires have happened within the beautiful theatre, the home of the theatre has stayed in the same place. As part of Central London the theatre has registered tons of musicals come and go.At present, there are many theatres in the Capital City of London all selling theatre tickets. There is even a section in Olden Day London called Theatre Land that holds over 30 different theatres. Numerous of them, as discussed above, were erected in the Victorian era and even Edwardian. Many of the theatres are privately owned and theatre ticket revenues are exceptionally fundamental to help them keep the theatres up and running for London tourists to sample.One of the theatres in Theatre Land is due to gain theatre history. The Adelphi has recently announced it will be taking bookings the sequel to Phantom, aka Phantom of the Opera, by the marvellous Andrew Llyod Webber. Building on the 80 million viewing success of the incredible first Phantom, next year will see the premiere of the much anticipated second instalment. The story line takes place a decade after the first theatre show and you see Christine return back to the Phantom without her knowing who he is. Find cheap theatre tickets for top London West End theatre shows, musicals and plays.