Théâtre Royal des Galeries, Historic theatre in Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries, Belgium.

Théâtre Royal des Galeries occupies the first floor of the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries, a glass-roofed arcade designed by Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar and inaugurated in 1847. Its pale pink facade is divided by two veined marble columns, with a frieze reading "THEATRE ROYAL DES GALERI" in gold letters and a white bust in a round niche above the dark green double door. The 850-seat hall, rebuilt in 1951 by Paul Bonduelle, keeps an Italianate look with red and gold velvet and a ceiling fresco by René Magritte.

The theatre was designed by Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar, architect of the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries. Construction began in 1846 and the passage, theatre included, was inaugurated by King Leopold I on 20 June 1847. In 1863 it staged the first theatre adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, then banned in France. Demolished in 1951, it was rebuilt by Paul Bonduelle with decorator Stéphane Jasinski.

The theatre's name comes from the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries, which opened in 1847. Since 1953 the Compagnie des Galeries has staged an end-of-year satirical revue, La Revue, now directed by David Michels and seen by about 30,000 spectators each season. The repertoire also includes boulevard theatre and plays by Belgian authors.

The theatre sits inside the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries, whose entrances open onto Rue du Marché-aux-Herbes, the Galerie de la Reine and the Galerie du Roi. Look for the pale pink facade with two marble columns and the gold-lettered frieze reading "THEATRE ROYAL DES GALERI"; the dark green double door marked 30 is the entrance. The galleries are pedestrian and step-free.

The hall's ceiling fresco is by René Magritte, painted when the theatre was rebuilt in 1951 by architect Paul Bonduelle and decorator Stéphane Jasinski. The same reconstruction replaced the original seating with 850 front-facing seats.