Turbine Theatre
Address | Arches Lane, Circus West Village London, SW11 8AB United Kingdom |
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Operator | Battersea Power Station Development Company |
Type | Commercial producing theatre |
Capacity | 94 |
Opened | 6 September 2019 |
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The Turbine Theatre is a commercial theatre on the banks of the River Thames at Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, which opened in 2019.
The theatre was established as part of the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station.[1] The inaugural artistic director is Paul Taylor-Mills, who was previously artistic director of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Other Palace theatre.
The theatre is a public space by day, and theatre by night, seating 94.[2] [3] It is located within railway arches under the Grosvenor Bridge.[4]
The opening production was Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy[5] featuring Matthew Needham as Arnold,[6] followed by High Fidelity, set in London as in Nick Hornby's original novel.[7] [8]
References[]
- ^ "The Turbine Theatre: About Us". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "The Turbine Theatre: About Us". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Time Out: Turbine Theatre". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Battersea Power Station: The Turbine Theatre". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "London Theatre: Turbine Theatre". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Turbine Theatre: Torch Song Trilogy". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Time Out: Turbine Theatre". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Turbine Theatre: High Fidelity". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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- Theatres in the London Borough of Wandsworth
- 2019 establishments in England
- Producing house theatres in London
- Theatres completed in 2019
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