Surrey Theatre

Surrey Theatre

Davidge's Royal Surrey Theatre Royal Circus Royal Surrey Theatre Surrey Vaudeville Theatre Surrey Theatre of Varieties
Royal Circus
Address	Blackfriars Road, Southwark London
Coordinates	51°29′56″N 0°06′18″W / 51.499°N 0.105°W / 51.499; -0.105
Designation	Demolished 1934
Capacity	1865 2,161 in four tiers
Current use	Site occupied by modern flats
Construction
Rebuilt	1800 Rudolphe Carbanel 1806 Rudolphe Carbanel 1865 John Ellis 1904 Kirk and Kirk
Years active	1782–1924
Architect	Unknown

The Surrey Theatre, London began life in 1782 as the Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy, one of the many circuses that provided entertainment of both horsemanship and drama (hippodrama). It stood in Blackfriars Road, near the junction with Westminster Bridge Road, just south of the River Thames in what is now the London Borough of Southwark.