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Sadler’s Wells Trust Limited
- Sadler’s Wells Trust Limited is a registered charity. It runs Sadler’s Wells, making sure everything we do stays true to our Mission, Visions and Values.
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The philanthropist and theatre owner Lilian Baylis bought and rebuilt the theatre in 1926. Together with Baylis's Old Vic, Sadler's Wells became home to dance, drama and opera companies that developed into the Royal Ballet, the National Theatre and English National Opera.
Sadler’s Wells has played an important role in the history of theatre, with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Opera all starting life here. And in the 1990s, the Sadler’s Wells site in Angel, London, was transformed into a purpose-built dance theatre.
Sadler’s Wells Trust Ltd. Sadler’s Wells Trust Limited is a registered charity. It runs Sadler’s Wells, making sure everything we do stays true to our Mission, Visions and Values. Chair. Nigel Higgins. Nigel is Chairman of Barclays plc.
De Valois was formally hired in 1928 and the fifth Sadler’s Wells, designed by the prolific theatre architect Frank Matcham, opened on 6th January 1931 with John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson in Twelfth Night.
May 27, 2024 · De Valois assembled a company of gifted young dancers and choreographers who would go on to revolutionize British ballet, including Margot Fonteyn, Frederick Ashton, and Robert Helpmann. In 1946, the Sadler‘s Wells Ballet was granted a royal charter, becoming the Royal Ballet.
Jun 22, 2021 · History of Sadler’s Wells Theatre. Sadler’s Wells was first opened by Richard Sadler in 1683 – London’s second public theatre to open following the restoration of King Charles II in 1660. It was originally a ‘musick house’, and the name stemmed from a spring found near by.
Closed during World War II, it reopened in 1945. Sadler's Wells was one of the first theatres in London to be protected by inclusion in the Statutory List, an honour which must have been bestowed more in recognition of the historic 'holy ground' reputation of the site (and its wells) than for reasons of architectural quality.
