Soho Theatre

Soho Theatre
Address	21 Dean Street; London; UK
Capacity	144-160
Opened	2000
Website
	www.sohotheatre.com

Soho Theatre is a theatre and registered charity in the eponymous Soho district of the City of Westminster. It presents new works of theatre, together with comedy and cabaret, across three performance spaces.

The theatre is also home to a Writers' Centre,^[1] which provides support to new writers, aimed at developing writers to work in theatre as well as film, TV and radio. The Centre accepts unsolicited scripts sent by budding writers.

The theatre's programme is a mix of comedy, cabaret, theatre, and writers' events, with a particular focus on new writing and fringe comedy.

Soho Theatre Company

The Soho Theatre Company was formed in 1969 by Verity Bargate and Fred Proud, and initially performed at a venue in Old Compton Street. Soon, the company moved to the Soho Poly, where it would remain for eighteen years.

In 1990, the Soho Theatre Company entered a brief migrational period, where it visited the venues of the Royal Court, Riverside Studios and the ICA. Falling into a slow decline, the company was revitalised when it took up residence at the Cockpit Theatre of Marylebone, from 1993-95. During this "renaissance", they expanded their Writers' Development programme, and premiered the works of over 35 new writers.^[2]

Soho Theatre on Dean Street

In 2000, the theatre moved to its current home on Dean Street. The purpose-built venue houses the 150-seat Soho Theatre, the 90-seat Soho Upstairs, and the cabaret space, Soho Downstairs. The ground and lower-ground floors are also occupied by the Soho Theatre Bar.

Its current artistic director is Steve Marmion, and its Executive Director is Mark Godfrey.

Playwrights

Soho Poly period

Sources

^ "Soho Theatre | Arts Council". Arts Council England. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
^ "Past Productions at The Cockpit". Retrieved 15 March 2014.

External links

Soho Theatre Official website

[1] "Soho Theatre | Arts Council". Arts Council England. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

[2] "Past Productions at The Cockpit". Retrieved 15 March 2014.

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