A History of Sadler's Wells

Say the name Sadler’s Wells to anyone with even a passing interest in dance and it will conjure up a world of memories, images and visions. The stage at Sadler’s Wells, in north London, has been home to some of the best dance performers the world has ever seen, and it continues to be so to this day. So what is the history of this remarkable venue which continues to amaze and delight dance lovers week in and week out?
Back to the Beginning – the original Sadler’s Well
Although its current incarnation, a world class venue funded partially by lottery money, Sadler’s Wells is a newer phenomenon, there has been a theatre or concert hall on the site in Islington for close to some 300 years. The original venue was a music hall which was founded by Richard Sadler to entertain the masses. But not long after Sadler’s hall opened, a medicinal well was discovered in the grounds and the venue took on a new purpose as well as the promotion of music. And of course, this medicinal well was to give the venue the name it has been known by ever since.Through the Ages
Like many things, taking the water at the music hall ceased to become fashionable and the hall began again to be famous as a place of entertainment. Sadler’s Wells saw many different types of entertainers pass through its doors over the intervening centuries – and it was rebuilt four times before it came to be the place it is today. In the 1800s, the venue did start to become known for its variety rather than for drama as the royal theatres in London had the only licences for staging dramatic performances.But in 1843 a new theatres act changed this and Sadler’s Wells too was free to stage drama. It began to do so, even playing host to Shakespeare performances on occasion. As with its previous incarnations though, the venue did not stand still. A range of entertainment soon came back to Sadler’s Wells – and not all of it was what we would now think of as theatre. It saw fights and roller skating as well as drama and song.
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