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{{Wikipediainfo}}[[ | {{Wikipediainfo}}{{first pic|Palace Theatre box.jpg|[[Leela]], [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and the [[Fourth Doctor]] in a box at the [[Palace Theatre]] in [[1889]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')}} | ||
A '''theatre''' was a location where [[play]]s were performed. | A '''theatre''' was a location where [[play]]s were performed. | ||
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In [[1865]], [[Ford's Theatre]] was the site of the assassination of [[Abraham Lincoln]] by [[John Wilkes Booth]], as witnessed by the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)|Assassin in the Limelight]]'') | In [[1865]], [[Ford's Theatre]] was the site of the assassination of [[Abraham Lincoln]] by [[John Wilkes Booth]], as witnessed by the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)|Assassin in the Limelight]]'') | ||
[[File:Expelliarmus! William Shakespeare Vs The Carrionites - Doctor Who - The Shakespeare Code - BBC|thumb|left|The [[Carrionite]]s' attempted return from within the Globe Theatre is thwarted by [[William Shakespeare]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')]] | |||
In [[1889]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] treated [[Leela]] to an evening at the [[Palace Theatre]] which included singing and a conjuring act by [[Li H'sen Chang]] with his sidekick [[Mr Sin]]. Chang was secretly using the cellar of the theatre as a temporary base of operations. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | In [[1889]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] treated [[Leela]] to an evening at the [[Palace Theatre]] which included singing and a conjuring act by [[Li H'sen Chang]] with his sidekick [[Mr Sin]]. Chang was secretly using the cellar of the theatre as a temporary base of operations. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 12 November 2014
A theatre was a location where plays were performed.
The Carrionites tried to use a 1599 production of Love's Labour's Won to enter our universe. They were stopped by William Shakespeare, with help from the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
When the Doctor's TARDIS landed in 1605, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright attempted to make it to the Globe Theatre. (PROSE: The Plotters)
On 29 June 1613, the Globe Theatre was destroyed by fire. It had been set by Francis Pearson, who was jealous of Shakespeare's success. (PROSE: Managra)
As a precaution against the spreading Bubonic Plague in 1665, King Charles II ordered the theatres closed. This put actor Richard Mace out of work, causing him to become a highwayman. (TV: The Visitation)
In 1865, Ford's Theatre was the site of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, as witnessed by the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe. (AUDIO: Assassin in the Limelight)
In 1889, the Fourth Doctor treated Leela to an evening at the Palace Theatre which included singing and a conjuring act by Li H'sen Chang with his sidekick Mr Sin. Chang was secretly using the cellar of the theatre as a temporary base of operations. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
After the scandal following the Weng-Chiang incident, Henry Gordon Jago sold the Theatre. (PROSE: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang) He later acquired the New Regency Theatre. (AUDIO: The Theatre of Dreams)
By 2025, all theatres had been closed to save energy. (AUDIO: Energy of the Daleks)
