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Royal Amphitheatre / Theatre Royal / Opera House, Gloucester Road, Newgate Street, St Helier, Jersey

The original Theatre on this site was the Royal Amphitheatre and Circus, built in 1865. It was later renamed the Theatre Royal. The Theatre was destroyed by fire at the end of the 19th century on March 29th 1899, and was replaced by the Opera House which opened on 9th July 1900. The Opera House itself was almost completely destroyed by fire and the interior was completely rebuilt in 1921. It again reopened on the 9th July 2000 following a four-year closure and a £7.2million refurbishment.

Right - Poster for the Theatre Royal, Jersey April 20th 1888 with Arthur Lloyd's 'Little Jack and the Big Beanstalk' with Arthur Lloyd and his wife Katty King performing - Click to Enlarge.

Left - Another Poster for Arthur Lloyd's 'Little Jack and the Big Beanstalk' with Arthur Lloyd and his wife Katty King performing 1888 - Click to Enlarge.

The posters on this page are from a large collection of original Lloyd Posters collected since the mid 1800s by members of the family and found recently after being lost for 50 years. To see all these posters click the Poster Index here...

Visit The Opera House, Jersey website here...