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Post by Theatre Fan on May 14, 2021 15:20:10 GMT
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Post by Mark on May 14, 2021 15:43:31 GMT
^It's a very nice thought! Would take many years but the West End could certainly do with another mid sized musicals house.
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Post by Jon on May 14, 2021 16:08:46 GMT
The question is would Odeon sell it? they do have a lot of cinemas within that radius so it's possible. I've alway thought the Empire Haymarket would make a great theatre again but a lot of the stage elements have long been demolished.
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 2, 2021 13:06:31 GMT
Unless I spent Thursday morning photographing the wrong building, I'm reasonably certain this is the home of the new Hytner and Starr theatre at King's Cross.   The offices were going to be occupied by Facebook...but that was before you know what changed everything! In the same way that its older sibling is the Bridge Theatre, I wonder if this will be the Cross Theatre? |
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Post by lynette on Oct 2, 2021 21:02:33 GMT
I like the idea of Cross theatre: patrons are allowed a two minute rant on any subject before the show starts.
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 3, 2021 19:27:42 GMT
I like the idea of Cross theatre: patrons are allowed a two minute rant on any subject before the show starts. It might be better to allow rants either in the interval or at the end, so the audience can let off steam if the productions are awful! |
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Post by Marwood on Oct 3, 2021 21:34:23 GMT
Nice in theory, but only if the theatre has a capacity of about ten people: imagine if you had a bumper crowd of Parsleys having a rant before a show starts?
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Post by Jon on Oct 3, 2021 22:10:17 GMT
I noticed the building that will house the new Nimax Theatre is almost complete, I assume they're planning to open it whenever the Elizabeth Line opens.
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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 3, 2021 22:23:37 GMT
I noticed that also, when cycled past last week.
No reason for them to wait for Crossrail to open, when the new Battersea extension on the Northern Line opened last month TFL only gave 2 weeks notice, as not to get bad publicity if it didn’t open, I expect similar to Crossrail opening at very short notice. Theatre needs a lot more notice than that. Also great that part of Charing Cross Road is now 2 way, used to be a pain on a bike, turning right to get to Charing Cross.
However let’s not disregard that London is getting a new theatre and a new underground metro line, which both will be soon open.
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Post by marob on Oct 3, 2021 23:07:09 GMT
I’m excited to see a new theatre opening, it should be pretty small if it’s in-the-round with only 600-ish seats. Just hope they don’t ruin it by going with the same godawful seats they have at NIMAX’s other theatres.
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Post by Dr Tom on Dec 7, 2021 23:25:25 GMT
Just received notification of a planning permission request for a new theatre in White City (and the option to object - not that I would).
Not too many details, but it looks likes it's the same company as the Troubadour Wembley and almost across the road from where the Troubadour White City used to be. A temporary structure for 10 years according to the letter.
They took the previous one down in about a week, so I wonder if it's the previous theatre due to come out of storage (and how long it will take to re-erect). Perfect area for a theatre too.
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Post by Jon on Dec 7, 2021 23:59:47 GMT
Just received notification of a planning permission request for a new theatre in White City (and the option to object - not that I would). Not too many details, but it looks likes it's the same company as the Troubadour Wembley and almost across the road from where the Troubadour White City used to be. A temporary structure for 10 years according to the letter. They took the previous one down in about a week, so I wonder if it's the previous theatre due to come out of storage (and how long it will take to re-erect). Perfect area for a theatre too. It's probably the same theatre, is it anywhere near Westfield? |
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Post by Dr Tom on Dec 8, 2021 0:11:55 GMT
It's probably the same theatre, is it anywhere near Westfield? The address given is: Land bounded by 58 Wood Lane and Westway London W12 7RZ Which I think is the other side of Wood Lane (the previous site I believe has since been built up) Edit - have found the planning application online (if anyone has the patience to go through the many attachment): public-access.lbhf.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=R2ZDS8BIFL000And looks like the theatre will be called Troubadour Light CityPlanned opening date April 2022. It does look like it's the same physical buildings as the previous theatre. The location is on the land where Imperial College are building, the other side of the tube line. |
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 8, 2021 9:22:38 GMT
Not a new theatre, but there's an article in The Stage, behind the paywall, about plans to link the Gielgud and Sondheim Theatres with a new foyer and bar.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 8, 2021 11:02:24 GMT
Not a new theatre, but there's an article in The Stage, behind the paywall, about plans to link the Gielgud and Sondheim Theatres with a new foyer and bar. Didn't CM plan this years ago? I think the original plan included a studio theatre on the roof called the Sondheim. |
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Post by n1david on Dec 8, 2021 11:38:11 GMT
Not a new theatre, but there's an article in The Stage, behind the paywall, about plans to link the Gielgud and Sondheim Theatres with a new foyer and bar. Didn't CM plan this years ago? I think the original plan included a studio theatre on the roof called the Sondheim. I think this is those plans revisited, as the new foyer will be at a high level, linking the Gielgud's dress circle with the Sondheim's grand circle, and could be used as an events space - which is where I assume the originally-planned Sondheim would have been. |
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Post by londonpostie on Dec 8, 2021 13:11:30 GMT
while we're here, I cycled past this recently - under the radar but significant. A bunch of elite cultural brands adding capacity out east. If you click the link and look at the first photo, from right to left: Sadler's Wells - a new mid-size auditorium to complement the 1500-seater near Angel a new BBC concert auditorium, studios, etc London College of Fashion under one roof (6,500 students) V&A adding huge display space ENB have already set up home in Docklands stratfordwaterfront.commonplace.is/overview |
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Post by Jon on Dec 8, 2021 15:17:25 GMT
I think this is those plans revisited, as the new foyer will be at a high level, linking the Gielgud's dress circle with the Sondheim's grand circle, and could be used as an events space - which is where I assume the originally-planned Sondheim would have been. I was thinking 'how do you create a shared foyer?' but I guess there must be unused space between the two buildings to be able to create it. IIRC the plans for the Queens/Sondheim Theatre were more extensive with the frontage being rebuilt to match the Gielgud and the dress circle would have been removed and replaced by a new single dress circle. |
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Post by alece10 on Dec 8, 2021 16:26:14 GMT
while we're here, I cycled past this recently - under the radar but significant. A bunch of elite cultural brands adding capacity out east. If you click the link and look at the first photo, from right to left: Sadler's Wells - a new mid-size auditorium to complement the 1500-seater near Angel a new BBC concert auditorium, studios, etc London College of Fashion under one roof (6,500 students) V&A adding huge display space ENB have already set up home in Docklands stratfordwaterfront.commonplace.is/overviewWasn't The Smithsonian meant to be opening something there as well? |
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Post by londonpostie on Dec 8, 2021 17:25:22 GMT
Yes, that got scrapped about a year ago - new priorities, etc. Intention had been a joint space with the V$A.
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Post by djdan14 on Dec 8, 2021 22:47:49 GMT
It's probably the same theatre, is it anywhere near Westfield? The address given is: Land bounded by 58 Wood Lane and Westway London W12 7RZ Which I think is the other side of Wood Lane (the previous site I believe has since been built up) Edit - have found the planning application online (if anyone has the patience to go through the many attachment): public-access.lbhf.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=R2ZDS8BIFL000And looks like the theatre will be called Troubadour Light CityPlanned opening date April 2022. It does look like it's the same physical buildings as the previous theatre. The location is on the land where Imperial College are building, the other side of the tube line. Isn’t Newsies rumoured for a troubadour theatre? This might make sense |
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Post by n1david on Dec 13, 2021 10:38:06 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 13, 2021 13:57:41 GMT
Good for Southwark although I can't help thinking two venues a mile or apart will cause confusion and lead to folk missing this first act.
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Post by Jon on Dec 14, 2021 0:08:20 GMT
Quite looking forward to Southwark's new theatre in Newington Butts although I wonder what will happen to the old place? I assume it'll be redeveloped as new homes.
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Post by firefingers on Dec 14, 2021 0:27:19 GMT
Quite looking forward to Southwark's new theatre in Newington Butts although I wonder what will happen to the old place? I assume it'll be redeveloped as new homes. Was always a temporary arrangement but thankfully landlord is in no hurry. It'll become another high rise in turn, matching the new Travelodge that has grown in between Southwark and the railway line. Great to hear a new London Bridge location has been found after the space in the redeveloped station was lost. And hopefully the new Elephant and Castle location cannot be far off opening (though I've been told "it'll be open this time next year" for several years running haha. |
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