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Newington Butts is a former hamlet, now an area of the London Borough of Southwark, London, England, that gives its name to a segment of the A3 road running south-west from the Elephant and Castle junction.
Newington Butts was a playhouse in Surrey, near the Thames, that was used occasionally from 1580 to 1594. It was the first theatre in the future theatre district of London, but it was also far from the city and closed by the Privy Council in 1592.
The Newington Butts Theatre was one of the earliest Elizabethan theatres, possibly predating even The Theatre of 1576 and the Curtain Theatre, which are usually regarded as the first playhouses built around London.
Aug 2, 2017 · Learn how Newington Butts, a high and dry spot on the King's Highway, became the site of one of the first permanent playhouses in London. Discover the floods, patrons, and players who shaped the early history of theatre in this area.
Learn about the history and features of Newington Butts, one of the 12 amphitheatres for early English Elizabethan Theatre. Find out how it was built, who performed there, and why it was closed by the Privy Council.
Newington Butts was one of the earliest and southernmost Elizabethan theatres where some of Shakespeare's early plays were performed. Learn about its history, location, lease-holders and occupants.
2 days ago · A small portion of the main road through the parish, running southward from the "Elephant and Castle," is called Newington Butts, which, writes Northouck, is thought to have been so designated, "from the exercise of shooting at the butts which was practised there, as in other parts of the kingdom, to train the young men in archery."
