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Dublin Theatre Royal of Smock Alley
Smock Alley Theatre was the first playhouse built in Dublin (1662) after the Restoration.
Theatre and the Church of Scotland
Theatrical endeavours were soon reactivated in England and Ireland, but not in Scotland following the restoration of Charles II in1660.
Restoration Theatre Companies in England
The return of England's Charles II from exile in Europe, and his Coronation in 1661, meant that theatrical performances could resume.