In 1830 he was asked to help build a new, larger stage on the site of the present theatre.

In the seventeenth century the site of the theatre was a patio equipped with a stage for putting on plays and covered boxes for the audience.

The Observatory and Planetarium were opened in 1968 on the site of the old open-air theatre and the Varna Zoo was inaugurated in 1961.

This is the site of the first theatre built in England since the Romans departed.

The modern Coal Hole public house stands near, but not on, the former site of the theatre.

The The Uptown Residences, a 48-storey, 284 suite condo was completed on the site of the former theatre in 2011.

The current Artistic Director since 2005, David Agler, oversaw the creation of a new opera house with enhanced facilities on the site of the original theatre.

The original site of the theatre was Strode's Mill, in East Bradford Township, Pennsylvania.

In 2012, the Smock Alley Theatre was re-opened on the site of the original theatre.

The site of the theatre is today occupied by the old Leman Street Police Station, built in 1891.