This month we are thrilled to introduce you to our new Production Intern Anya Winful. Hi Anya! Maybe you could start by telling us a bit about yourself. What have you been up to recently? I’m currently in my final year studying Management of Music, Theatre, Entertainment and Events at LIPA in Liverpool. I bounce …
Arcola is collaborating with Barn Theatre in Cirencester to co-produce the world premiere of Cat Goscovitch’s new play, A Russian Doll. Based on a true story, the play follows a young woman, Masha, as she becomes embroiled in the world of data and deceit as a member of Russia’s disinformation campaigns during the EU referendum. …
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We’re pleased to announce that Arcola Theatre has been awarded £148,080 from the second round of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF). This vital grant will support Arcola between April and June 2021, as we work to recover from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. It will enable us to: Open Arcola Outside …
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Listen to Arcola Conversations: The Future of the Arts, a discussion on the future of the arts exploring what impact has the pandemic, and the UK’s exit from the EU, had on our arts sector. Panellists include: • Sally Beck Wippman from Freelancers Make Theatre Work• Giovanni Bienne from Equity LGBT+ Committee • Lora Krasteva from …
Whether we’re on holiday, visiting an unfamiliar place or taking some time out of daily life, since the 1800s we have been sending postcards to our loved ones. While we are unable to travel to new places through a visit to the theatre, we’re inviting our audiences and partners to send us a postcard in response to the question: What are …
Listen to the first in our new series of online discussions, Arcola Conversations: LGBT+ Activism Then and Now, a conversation with performer, activist, researcher and presenter, Dan de la Motte. Marking LGBT History Month and the publication of his new book GLF at 50: The Art of Protest, listen to Dan discuss the art and activism of …
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Arcola’s Queer Collective is an east London performance collective for LGBTQI* people, exploring queer identity and how to present it theatrically. To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, we wanted to introduce you to a couple of its members. We caught up with Arden Fitzroy and Dan de la Motte about being part of the collective and …
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We have today announced that our artistic team will be working with scientists from Imperial College London to explore air quality in theatres and how this affects aerosol transmission of viruses such as Covid-19. As theatres and arts venues continue to navigate audience welfare amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the project will explore how increased …
As we prepare to open Arcola Outside, we will be spending the next few weeks going behind the scenes at Arcola to introduce you to some of the freelancers, artists and staff who make it all happen. This week, we caught up with Lerato Islam who is one of our Youth Theatre facilitators now leading …
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Before we open later in spring, listen to the Arcola team talk about the conception and creation of Arcola Outside, our brand-new 90 seat outdoor performance space and bar in the heart of Dalston. First broadcast via Resonance FM – 6 January 2021Produced by Neil McKeown for Hackney Social RadioListen to Hackney Social Radio here …
We have today announced plans to build Arcola Outside, a brand-new outdoor performance space and bar in the heart of Dalston, designed by multi-award-winning stage designer Jon Bausor, and built by a team of freelance theatre and live events technicians. Scheduled to open for a series of trial performances in December 2020, the new space …
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We are really pleased to share the news today that our application to the Culture Recovery Fund has been successful, and Arcola will receive a grant to help us survive for the next six months.
The Rt Hon Olivier Dowden CBESecretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport100 Parliament StreetLondonSW1 2BQ Dear Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Culture, Throughout the last decade, British theatre has led the world with regard to the Black, Asian and ethnic diversity on our stages. Many of those actors are now international names: …
The impact of COVID-19 is a critical threat to the livelihoods of all those who work in the arts. If you work in theatre, we encourage you to check out the following guidelines and sources of support: The Theatre Artists FundThe Theatre Artists Fund has been set up to provide emergency support for theatre workers and …
We still plan to stage all of the productions in our 20th anniversary season. However, due to the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus), it may be necessary to postpone some productions. We will contact you if you have tickets for a production that is postponed, and once we can confirm new dates we will offer an …
Mark Thomas performed his critically-acclaimed show, Check-Up: Our NHS @ 70, at Arcola Theatre in October 2018. Until Thursday 26 March 2020, you can watch it from your own home and support foodbanks. It’s pay what you can, with all proceeds going to the Trussell Trust. ★★★★ “A devastatingly thorough portrait of a system in crisis, shot through with unlikely humour” …
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The co-founders of Arcola Theatre have received the Off West End Special Achievement Award for their work staging outstanding theatre in the heart of Hackney over 20 years. Mehmet Ergen (Artistic Director) and Leyla Nazli (Executive Producer) received the award at the Off West End Awards ceremony at Battersea Arts Centre on Sunday 8 March …
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The full casting has been announced today for the European première of Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline, directed by Jack Gamble, which opens at Arcola Theatre on 31 March, with previews from 26 March. Pipeline is a powerful and compassionate drama about parental duty and the state of education. Dominique Morisseau (Sunset Baby, Gate Theatre) is a …
The full casting has been announced today for the world première of Matt Parvin’s new drama Gentlemen, directed by Richard Speir, which opens at Arcola Theatre on 24 March, with previews from 18 March. Testing the limits of retribution and the power of social status at university, Gentlemen examines what happens when culture turns toxic, …
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