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Savoy Theatre

West End theatre in London

The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London, England. The theatre was designed by C. J. Phipps for Richard D'Oyly Carte and opened on 10 October 1881 on a site previously occupied by the Savoy Palace. Its intended purpose was to showcase the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, which became known as the Savoy operas.

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  • 1032Humbert I, Count of Sabaudia, became count.
  • 1246King Henry gave Peter the land between The Strand and the Thames.
  • 1263Peter built the Savoy Palace.
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