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Drury Lane

(Redirected from Drury Lane Theatre)

This article is about a street in London called Drury Lane. For the fictional detective created by Ellery Queen writing as Barnaby Ross, see Drury Lane (fictional detective).

Drury Lane is a London street, originally named after the Drury family, owners of a large house there during the Tudor period.

The name of the street is often used to refer to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, which has in different incarnations been located in Drury Lane since the 17th century.

The street Drury Lane is also where the muffin man lives as mentioned in a popular children's song. A delightful rendition of the song was included in Shrek.

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Last updated: 10-29-2005 02:13:46