The Lyceum Theatre has been in operation, in some form or another, since 1765. It started doing plays in 1809 when the Drury Lane company took up residence here. The Lyceum burned down in 1830 and was reopened in 1834 as the Royal Lyceum and English Opera House. It was scheduled for demolition in 1939, but was saved by the outbreak of the war. The Lyceum opened once again in 1996.