The Original Shaftesbury Theatre was a theatre in central London England between 1888 and 1941. It was built by John Lancaster for his wife Ellen Wallis a well-known Shakespearean actress. The theatre was designed by C. J. Phipps and built by Messrs. Patman and Fotheringham at a cost of £20000 and opened with a production of As you like it on 20 October 1888. The theatre had a stage of 28′ 6 square. The capacity was 1196.
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