Greenwich Theatre

The Greenwich Theatre is a local theatre located in Croom's Hill close to the centre of Greenwich in south-east London. The building was originally a music hall created in 1855 as part of the neighbouring Rose and Crown public house, but the Rose and Crown Music Hall was reconstructed in 1871 and renamed 'Crowder's Music Hall'. It briefly rejoiced in the name 'Crowder's Music Hall and Temple of Varieties', but was renamed in 1879 as 'Royal Borough Theatre of Varieties'. This name lasted less than 20 years. After a brief spell as the 'Greenwich Hippodrome', it was rebuilt in 1898 and became the 'Parthenon Theatre of Varieties'. Having shown both live performances and films since 1915, in 1924 it was converted into a cinema. In 1949, the...