Arcola Theatre

We’re nearing the completion of our building works, and Studio 2 is now open with but i cd only whisper! Arcola Bar is also open from noon.

We’re pleased to announce that the refurbishments on our building have arrived in time for the opening night of our first production of the season, Dead on Her Feet. Our box office is now relocated back to the foyer. Also, our hugely improved new look bar will be open to the public so feel free …

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Three days to go and things are changing by the hour. A new, permanent balcony has been installed in Studio 1 and the arrival of new chairs is imminent. Lighting is going up, toilets are being plumbed in, the lift is being installed. Studio 4, one of our rehearsal spaces, has been enlarged and the …

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166 people visited Arcola during Open House. Equipped with hard hats and high-vis vests they got a tour of a life building site. They were able to enter through the news doors to the bar, have a look at the new cafe space and studio 2 and see the new staircase to the first floor …

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It may not look like it from the outside, but things are taking shape inside the Arcola. The second entrance has been opened up. New floors are being poured as we speak. Underfloor heating is being installed. Staircases are being built . Walls have been shotblasted to expose and clean the brickwork. 1000s of bricks …

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With the half-way mark already on the horizon, Grimeborn has made a sensational return to Dalston in 2012 with audiences packing out Arcola Tent and opera critics responding positively to Il Tabarro and The Sound of a Voice. This week’s BBC Radio 3 show In Tune (listen here) focuses on Grimeborn and includes snippets of the …

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Grimeborn Opera Festival opens this evening with Puccini’s Il Tabarro. Packed full of talent, class and grit, the lineup for Grimeborn 2012 (21 Aug – 8 Sep) will play host to the traditional and the new. We’ll witness the heavyweight impressions of Mozart, Handel and Philip Glass along with some of the most cutting-edge composers …

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After only one year in our new home on Ashwin Street, we’re already taking it apart again. We took over this part of the old Colourworks in May 2010. The original Reeves paint factory closed down in 1948. What we found was … not only were there no theatres, there were no useable toilets, no …

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Arts Council England has awarded Arcola Theatre £1 million in capital funding (in addition to their support of our artistic and creative learning programmes) to undertake the most urgently required works to improve the function, comfort and accessibility of the building. From June – October 2012, Arcola Theatre productions will be relocated to (more)

Over one year ago we hastily converted the basement, ground and first floors of the Colourworks building with the aid of many volunteers and the financial assistance of Arcola’s loyal patrons. We love our new building, but it’s still a bit rough around the edges, even for us!

Arcola Theatre was named co-recipient of two OffWestEnd Offie Awards  voted for by the public: Most Welcoming Theatre and Best Theatre Bar. A huge thank you to everyone who voted!

Along with a new website and booking system comes a new e-newsletter – which will be sent bi-weekly (like the current edition). In addition to review round-ups and production images, there will also be the occasionally exclusive ticket offer and complimentary ticket competition. The switch over should happen by the middle of February and we would …

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