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Sadler's Wells

British

/ ˈsædləz wɛlz /

noun

(functioning as singular) a theatre in London. It was renovated in 1931 by Lilian Bayliss and became the home of the Sadler's Wells Opera Company and the Sadler's Wells Ballet (now the Royal Ballet)

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Etymology

Origin of Sadler's Wells

named after the medicinal wells on the site and its owner Thomas Sadler, who founded the original theatre on the site

Example Sentences

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Sadler's Wells East is set to be officially opened later in what has been described as a "gamechanger" for dance in London.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

Sadler’s Wells Company of Elders teams with the ground-breaking storytellers of ZooNation Youth Company in a production called The Exchange.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

It will move into purpose-built studios at Sadler's Wells Theatre in Angel, north London, where the company was previously based.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023

As the crowds filed out of Sadler’s Wells theater on Friday, I approached a bushy-bearded man in a leather jacket and Black Sabbath T-shirt.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Yet from 1844 to 1862, Samuel Phelps, at Sadler's Wells, presented thirty-one of the plays.

From The Facts About Shakespeare by Nielson, William Allan

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