Theatre

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The Carrionites' attempted return from within the Globe Theatre is thwarted by William Shakespeare. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)

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)

The Fourth Doctor reads a poster advertising Li H'sen Chang's performance at the Palace Theatre. (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)

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)