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The Old Vic

theatre in London, England, UK
Organization theatre_building Q868806
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The Old Vic

Summary

The Old Vic is a theatre building[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of theatre_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,155 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Old Vic is located in London Borough of Lambeth[3].
  • The Old Vic is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • The Old Vic's instance of is recorded as theatre building[5].
  • The Old Vic's architect is recorded as Rudolphe Cabanel[6].
  • The location of The Old Vic was Waterloo[7].
  • The Old Vic's Commons category is recorded as Old Vic[8].
  • 1818 marks the founding of The Old Vic[9].
  • The Old Vic's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3132779813[10].
  • The Old Vic's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.502, 'lon': -0.109315}[11].
  • The Old Vic's significant event is recorded as conflagration[12].
  • The Old Vic's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[13].
  • The Old Vic's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[14].
  • The Old Vic's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[15].
  • The Old Vic's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[16].
  • The Old Vic's official website is recorded as https://www.oldvictheatre.com/[17].
  • The Old Vic's described at URL is recorded as http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/OldVicTheatre.htm[18].
  • The Old Vic's maximum capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+1067'}[19].
  • The Old Vic's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[20].
  • The Old Vic's date of official opening is recorded as January 1, 1818[21].
  • The Old Vic's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Old Vic'}[22].
  • The Old Vic's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/old-vic[23].
  • The Old Vic's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '103 The Cut, London, Lambeth, SE1 8NB, England'}[24].
  • The Old Vic's associated electoral district is recorded as Vauxhall and Camberwell Green[25].
  • The Old Vic's historic county is recorded as Surrey[26].
  • The Old Vic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+158047'}[27].

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Founding

1818 marks the founding of The Old Vic[9].

Why It Matters

The Old Vic ranks in the top 2% of theatre_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,155 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . European Theatre Architecture DB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . fr.dentist. fr.dentist. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12h ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1xEsEt
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 10w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Waterloo
    Architect → Rudolphe Cabanel
    Inception → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Building", "OldVicTheatre::4948h"]
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "OldVicTheatre::4948h"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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