Roman Theatre, St Albans

The Roman Theatre at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England is an excavated site within the Roman walled city of Verulamium [1]. Although there are other Roman theatres in Britain, the one at Verulamium is claimed to be the only example of its kind, being a theatre with a stage rather than an amphitheatre [1]. The theatre differs from the typical Roman theatre in being built on a site that is only slightly sloping (where possible Roman theatres took advantage of the natural terrain), and in its plan (although there are theatres with similar plans in Northern Gaul) [1]. The theatre was built in about 140AD [1]. Urban life continued in Verulamium into the 5th century [1]. However, by that time the theatre had fallen into disuse [1]. It was used as a rubbish dump in the 4th century [1].