It took two years for a new theatre to be built: Henry Cornwall opened the Royal Amphitheatre in Gloucester Street on 17 April 1865.

The Theatre Royal and Opera House was described in the Royal Almanac for 1890: "Its outside appearance has nothing specially attractive, but the interior is effectively decorated and decidedly comfortable (...) Open at frequent intervals throughout the year for the production of London and Parisian successes in comedy, drama, farce; also grand and comic opera rendered by specially organized companies."

Police, firemen, a detachment of troops, and the actors then performing Red Riding Hood turned out to battle the fire, but at 3.10 am the roof crashed down, destroying the building.

The Opera House was opened by Lillie Langtry on 9 July 1900, who performed in the first play produced on the new premises, The Degenerates.

In the 1920s, the management started showing films at the theatre, and this developed into a programme alternating cinema and live entertainment.

[6] The problem of providing entertainment and maintaining morale under the German Occupation was tackled by Jersey's amateur dramatic societies.

On 17 February, the Opera House was reopened as a theatre with a production by the Green Room Club of The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams.

In October 1943, a light opera, The Paladins, with libretto by Horace Wyatt and music by PG Larbalestier, was mounted.

The German censor passed the text despite the inclusion of a chorus "Faithful and Free" that became an expression of patriotic longing, producing an emotional response in the audience.

[6] In 1953, the theatre was purchased by Odeon (Jersey) Ltd. who ran it as a cinema with the exception of the staging of a musical show, Starlight Rendezvous, in 1955 and 1956.

Odeon (Jersey) Ltd. put the Opera House on the market with a condition of sale that no films were to be shown under the new ownership.

Theatrical impresario Tommy Swanson negotiated with the ultimate owners Rank Organisation for eighteen months, before concluding the purchase at the end of the 1959 summer season.

The Jersey Opera House Limited company currently has a team of seven employees and is running a programme of offsite events throughout 2024.