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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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Choreographer Akram Khan said Sadler's Wells decision to launch the prize was "extremely important".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024

BBC London went behind the scenes during rehearsals at the Lilian Baylis Studio in Sadler's Wells.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

It had been the resident ballet company at the Sadler's Wells.

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

From 1850 to 1860 the permanent home of Shakespeare was the theatre of Sadler’s Wells at Islington.

From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Filon, Augustin

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