page_title: The Theatre, Leeds
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: The Theatre, Leeds / History
caption_attribution_description: 19th century drawing of the New Theatre Royal, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England: built 1867, burned down 1875. The Theatre, Leeds, (built 1771, demolished 1867) was previously on the same site.
context_page_description: The Theatre in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, was a theatre for summer shows, built in 1771 by Tate Wilkinson and redeveloped in 1867. Mrs Siddons and Ching Lau Lauro appeared here in 1786 and 1834 respectively. It was the only drama theatre in Leeds until 1864, after which business was challenged by competition. It became shabby and was partially rebuilt in 1867 to create the smarter Royal Theatre, which was to burn down in 1875. No theatre was built again on this site, and its surviving Victorian successors are the Leeds City Varieties of 1865 and the Grand Theatre of 1878.
caption: The Royal Theatre, 1867–1875. Confusingly the nameboard still says "Theatre Royal".
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