ðə fˈɜːst pˈɜːmənənt vˈɛnjuː fɚðə kˈɪŋz kˈʌmpəni wʌz ɡˈɪbənz tˈɛnɪs kˈoːɹt; ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, ɹᵻspˈɑːndɪŋ tə kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fɹʌmðə dˈuːks kˈʌmpəniz mˈoːɹ ɐdvˈænst θˈiəɾɚɹ ɪn lˈaɪəlz tˈɛnɪs kˈoːɹt, kˈɪlɪɡɹˌuː bˈɪlt ænd ˈoʊpənd ðə kˈɪŋz plˈeɪhaʊs, tədˈeɪz θˈiəɾɚ ɹˈɔɪəl, dɹˈʌɹi lˈeɪn.
The first permanent venue for the King's Company was Gibbon's Tennis Court; in 1663, responding to competition from the Duke's Company's more advanced theatre in Lisle's Tennis Court, Killigrew built and opened the King's Playhouse, today's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.