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

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Sadler's Wells CEO Sir Alistair Spalding hopes the award will "do for dance what the Turner Prize has done for visual arts".

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

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

Box Office VR has filmed other productions, including one for London's Sadler's Wells dance theatre which has a Digital Stage label for its own online repertoire.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2023

His declamation, indeed, was better calculated for the stage of Sadler's Wells than the floor of the House of Commons.

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