Gate Theatre (London)

Not to be confused with Gate Theatre Studio or Gate Theatre.

The Gate Theatre is a theatre in London dedicated to international work.

History

Originally a studio near Covent Garden, the Gate Theatre was opened in 1925 and quickly established a reputation for presenting British premieres of foreign classics and contemporary work, including plays by August Strindberg, Eugene O'Neill and later John Steinbeck and Jean Cocteau. With actors such as Robert Morley, Flora Robson and Cyril Cusack, the Gate was an important fixture in British Theatre, until it was destroyed by bombing in the Blitz in March 1941.

The Gate was re-established in 1979 at its current premises in Notting Hill. The smallest “off-West End” theatre in London, the Gate is an in-house producing venue dedicated to international dramatic literature in translation.

Some of the actors and practitioners to have worked at the Gate include Stephen Daldry, Jude Law, Rachael Weisz, Alex Kingston, Kathy Burke, Sam Shepherd, sir Peter Hall, Sarah Kane, Katie Mitchell, Nancy Meckler, Mick Gordon, and Ian Rickson.

Artistic directors

• 1979–1985 Lou Stein
• 1985–1990 Giles Croft
• 1990–1992 Stephen Daldry
• 1992–1995 David Farr
• 1995–2000 Mick Gordon
• 2000–2004 Erica Whyman
• 2004–2007 Thea Sharrock
• 2007–2012 Natalie Abrahami and Carrie Cracknell
• 2012– Christopher Haydon

External links

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