Sadler’s Wells Theatre

E409813

dance venue performing arts venue theatre

Sadler’s Wells Theatre is a renowned London performing arts venue best known as a leading international center for contemporary dance.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Sadler’s Wells Theatre canonical	7
Sadler's Wells Theatre	1
Sadler’s Wells	1
Sadler’s Wells Company of Associates and Residents	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4053212 — 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: Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Context triple: [Islington South and Finsbury, hasLandmark, Sadler’s Wells Theatre]

A. Broadhurst Theatre
The Broadhurst Theatre is a historic Broadway playhouse in New York City known for hosting major theatrical productions since the early 20th century.
B. Noël Coward Theatre
The Noël Coward Theatre is a historic West End playhouse in London known for hosting major plays and musicals.
C. Olivier Theatre
The Olivier Theatre is the largest auditorium of London's National Theatre complex, renowned for staging major contemporary and classical productions on its vast open-stage.
D. Ambassador Theatre
Ambassador Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
E. Prince of Wales Theatre
The Prince of Wales Theatre is a prominent London playhouse known for hosting major West End productions, including long-running musical hits.
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: Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Target entity description: Sadler’s Wells Theatre is a renowned London performing arts venue best known as a leading international center for contemporary dance.

A. Broadhurst Theatre
The Broadhurst Theatre is a historic Broadway playhouse in New York City known for hosting major theatrical productions since the early 20th century.
B. Noël Coward Theatre
The Noël Coward Theatre is a historic West End playhouse in London known for hosting major plays and musicals.
C. Olivier Theatre
The Olivier Theatre is the largest auditorium of London's National Theatre complex, renowned for staging major contemporary and classical productions on its vast open-stage.
D. Ambassador Theatre
Ambassador Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
E. Prince of Wales Theatre
The Prince of Wales Theatre is a prominent London playhouse known for hosting major West End productions, including long-running musical hits.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dance venue ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ theatre ⓘ
address	Rosebery Avenue, London NERFINISHED ⓘ
borough	London Borough of Islington NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissions	new dance works ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
currentBuildingOpened	1998 ⓘ
focusesOn	ballet ⓘ contemporary dance ⓘ flamenco ⓘ hip hop dance ⓘ world dance ⓘ
foundedBy	Richard Sadler ⓘ
hasArtisticDirector	Alistair Spalding ⓘ
hasAssociatedArtist	Akram Khan ⓘ Hofesh Shechter ⓘ Matthew Bourne ⓘ Sylvie Guillem ⓘ surface form: Sylvie Guillem (historically)
hasAssociatedCompany	Akram Khan ⓘ surface form: Akram Khan Company BalletBoyz ⓘ English National Ballet ⓘ Hofesh Shechter Company ⓘ Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures ⓘ
hasEducationProgramme	learning and participation projects ⓘ
hasMainAuditorium	Sadler’s Wells Theatre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sadler’s Wells
hasMission	to promote and develop dance ⓘ
hasProgramme	Breakin’ Convention ⓘ Flamenco Festival London ⓘ Sadler’s Wells Sampled ⓘ
hasRebuilt	multiple times ⓘ
hasResidentCompany	Sadler’s Wells Theatre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sadler’s Wells Company of Associates and Residents
hasSecondSpace	Lilian Baylis Studio ⓘ Peacock Theatre (as a partner venue) ⓘ
hasStage	proscenium arch stage ⓘ
historicalUse	music hall ⓘ opera house ⓘ variety theatre ⓘ
hosts	international dance companies ⓘ resident dance companies ⓘ
knownFor	contemporary dance ⓘ dance commissioning ⓘ dance touring ⓘ international dance productions ⓘ
location	Islington ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
opened	1683 ⓘ
operatedBy	Sadler’s Wells Trust ⓘ
publicTransit	near Angel Underground station ⓘ
seatingCapacity	approximately 1500 ⓘ
website	https://www.sadlerswells.com ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency → hasLandmark → Sadler’s Wells Theatre ⓘ

subject surface form: Islington South and Finsbury

Islington, London, England → hasTheatre → Sadler’s Wells Theatre ⓘ

London Borough of Islington → hasCulturalVenue → Sadler’s Wells Theatre ⓘ

Hussein Chalayan → collaboratedWith → Sadler’s Wells Theatre ⓘ

Wayne McGregor → hasCollaboratedWith → Sadler’s Wells Theatre ⓘ

Islington → contains → Sadler’s Wells Theatre ⓘ

Sadler’s Wells Theatre → hasMainAuditorium → Sadler’s Wells Theatre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sadler’s Wells

Sadler’s Wells Theatre → hasResidentCompany → Sadler’s Wells Theatre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sadler’s Wells Company of Associates and Residents

Angel Underground station → near → Sadler’s Wells Theatre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sadler's Wells Theatre

Angel → hasVenue → Sadler’s Wells Theatre ⓘ

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