The major London theatre, The Royal Drury Lane, had it's first show in 1663. Only nine years later it was destroyed by fire. It was later rebuilt and lasted for 120 years of audience applause, before being demolished and replaced with a bigger building. This was subsequently destroyed by fire as well. The "modern" Drury Lane was opened in 1812 and still stands today. This is despite a nasty Nazi pilot, who in 1940, dropped a bomb into the middle of the building. Fortunately the bomb did not explode and now (safely) resides in one of the central aisles, of the theatre, as monument to this fortune.
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