| CHARLESLAUGHTON | He was Henry VIII on the London stage (1933) |
| MARYI | Tudor Queen whose father was Henry VIII |
| RAY | He was Henry Hill and Shoeless Joe (3,6) |
| LIOTTA | He was Henry Hill and Shoeless Joe (3,6) |
| MICHAELREDGRAVE | He was Orlando on the London stage (1937) |
| LAURENCEOLIVIER | He was Hamlet on the London stage (1937) |
| OLDVICTHEATRICS | Goings-on on the London stage (1914-76) |
| BRIDEWELL | --- Palace, London residence of Henry VIII on the River Fleet, which later became a prison (9) |
| NONSUCH | ? Palace, royal residence built for Henry VIII on the Epsom road near Ewell, Surrey (7) |
| BRIANRIX | Actor-manager famed for his record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage |
| PETER | English theatre impresario best known for bringing The Mousetrap to the London stage in 1952 (5,8) |
| SAUNDERS | English theatre impresario best known for bringing The Mousetrap to the London stage in 1952 (5,8) |
| THINKINGCAP | Attire of thoughtful person, unlike Henry VIII, on top (8,3) |
| EWAN | Trainspotting actor returning to the London stage, _ McGregor (4) |
| WOLSEY | Orchestrator of the Field of the Cloth of Gold and inventor of the combination of strawberries and cream who was Henry VIII's chief adviser, often called "alter rex" (6) |
| TOPAZ | It's 8 on the Mohs scale of hardness |
| GALEWARNING | It's issued at 8 on the Beaufort Scale |
| DOOHICKEY | Thingamajig (#8 on the list) |
| GALEFORCE | 8 on the Beaufort scale |
| CHOWK | Famous 8 on the Rajpath in Delhi (5,5) |
