Old Vic Theatre
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Old Vic Theatre is a historic and influential London playhouse renowned for its classical and contemporary productions and its role in shaping British theatre.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Vic | 10 |
| Old Vic Theatre canonical | 10 |
| The Old Vic | 4 |
| Old Vic Theatre productions | 1 |
| Old Vic Theatre, London | 1 |
| The Old Vic Theatre | 1 |
| The Old Vic Theatre Trust | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1679312 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Vic Theatre Context triple: [Old Vic Company, location, Old Vic Theatre]
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A.
Covent Garden Theatre
Covent Garden Theatre was a major London playhouse that evolved into the Royal Opera House, serving as a leading venue for drama, opera, and later ballet from the 18th century onward.
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B.
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Cambridge Arts Theatre is a prominent independent playhouse in Cambridge, England, known for hosting a wide range of professional drama, touring productions, and cultural events.
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Her Majesty's Theatre, London
Her Majesty's Theatre in London is a historic West End playhouse best known as a major venue for musical theatre and long-running productions such as Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera."
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D.
Swan Theatre
Swan Theatre is an intimate Elizabethan-style playhouse in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, known for staging productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Oxford Playhouse
Oxford Playhouse is a renowned theatre in Oxford, England, known for staging a wide range of professional and student productions and serving as a major hub for the city's performing arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Vic Theatre Target entity description: Old Vic Theatre is a historic and influential London playhouse renowned for its classical and contemporary productions and its role in shaping British theatre.
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A.
Covent Garden Theatre
Covent Garden Theatre was a major London playhouse that evolved into the Royal Opera House, serving as a leading venue for drama, opera, and later ballet from the 18th century onward.
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B.
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Cambridge Arts Theatre is a prominent independent playhouse in Cambridge, England, known for hosting a wide range of professional drama, touring productions, and cultural events.
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C.
Her Majesty's Theatre, London
Her Majesty's Theatre in London is a historic West End playhouse best known as a major venue for musical theatre and long-running productions such as Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera."
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D.
Swan Theatre
Swan Theatre is an intimate Elizabethan-style playhouse in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, known for staging productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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E.
Oxford Playhouse
Oxford Playhouse is a renowned theatre in Oxford, England, known for staging a wide range of professional and student productions and serving as a major hub for the city's performing arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performing arts venue
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playhouse ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| address |
Lambeth, London, England
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surface form:
The Cut, Lambeth, London SE1, United Kingdom
|
| architecturalStyle | Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| city |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | British theatre ⓘ |
| district | Waterloo ⓘ |
| formerName |
Royal Coburg Theatre
ⓘ
Royal Victoria Theatre ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCategory | West End theatre ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole | theatre training and outreach ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
classical theatre productions
ⓘ
contemporary theatre productions ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
| hasProgramme | repertory theatre ⓘ |
| hasType | non-profit theatre ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.oldvictheatre.com/ ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| hosts |
drama productions
ⓘ
new writing productions ⓘ plays ⓘ revivals of classic works ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lambeth
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surface form:
London Borough of Lambeth
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| location | Lambeth, London, England ⓘ |
| name |
Old Vic Theatre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Old Vic
|
| nearbyTransport |
Waterloo Underground station
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Waterloo railway station ⓘ |
| notableEra | 20th-century British theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Shakespearean productions
ⓘ
classical and contemporary repertoire ⓘ influence on British theatre ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1818 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | The Old Vic Theatre Trust ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Old Vic Theatre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Old Vic Theatre Trust
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| roleInCulture |
promoting Shakespeare in performance
ⓘ
shaping British theatre practice ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 1,000 ⓘ |
| significance |
historic London playhouse
ⓘ
major institution in British theatre ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1818 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (28)
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Old Vic
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The Old Vic
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The Old Vic
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Old Vic
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Old Vic
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The Old Vic
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The Old Vic Theatre Trust
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The Old Vic Theatre
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Old Vic
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The Norman Conquests
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Old Vic Theatre, London
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The Old Vic
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Old Vic
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HMS Victorious
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Old Vic
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