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The patent theatres were the theatres that were licensed to perform "spoken drama" after the Restoration of Charles II as King of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1660. Other theatres were prohibited
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1812. Drury Lane was established as one of the patent theatres in 1663 during the reign of Charles II.
For a period there was only one licensed theatre company operating in London, under the management of Thomas Betterton's United Company.
His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London. The building, designed by Charles J. Phipps, was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager Her
Patent theatre
…The two patent theatres closed in the summer months. To fill the gap, several temporary theatres or fairs performed only in the summer. In 1705 the Queen's Theatre was established, originally for opera. Next was the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 1720; due to the influence of its later proprietor Samuel Foote, it…
Exterior of the theatre, 2023
John Vanbrugh painted by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1704–1710
The King's Theatre, Haymarket; watercolour by William Capon
Interior of second theatre on the site, c. 1808 (drawing by Auguste Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for Ackermann's Microcosm of London)