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.
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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 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 has seating capacity of 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]
Other notable productions include My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?), Eugenius! and But I'm a Cheerleader.
References
edit- ^ "The Turbine Theatre: About Us". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "The Turbine Theatre: Visitor Guide". Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "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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