Drury Lane
London theatrical thoroughfare
Drury Lane is a street in London's West End, synonymous with British theater since the 17th century.
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane has hosted plays and musicals for over 350 years.
The name appears in the nursery rhyme about the Muffin Man: Do you know the muffin man who lives on Drury Lane?
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
- Muffin ManSinging-game pastry vendor
- actorOne who portrays characters
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- stageRaised performance platform
opening night · red curtain · London · West End · playhouse · Covent Garden · ticket · Georgian · muffin · Victorian era · playbill · drama · spotlight · box seats · folklore · applause · stage door · musical
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- British TheatreWest End, Macbeth, Globe, King Lear, pantomime
- theater historyGreek tragedy, vaudeville, William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Greek comedy
- English RestorationCharles II, Glorious Revolution, William of Orange, Roundheads, monarchy
- Georgian BritainGeorge III, Walpole, Culloden, Georgian era, Regency period
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