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Arcola Theatre
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Arcola Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dalston Kingsland · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Arcola Theatre, the nearest railway station is Dalston Kingsland, located 0.2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is E8 3DL. Entry is paid, and wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Arcola Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Address: 24, Ashwin Street, London, E8 3DL. Limited wheelchair access (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 51.5469°, -0.0749°.
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Official information
Arcola Theatre is a vibrant venue in London that hosts a variety of performances, including plays and festivals. It is known for its commitment to accessibility and offers features like relaxed performances and touch tours for audiences with different needs.
From the Wikipedia article
Arcola Theatre is in the London Borough of Hackney. It presents plays, operas and musicals featuring established and emerging artists. The theatre building, in the former Colourworks paint factory on Ashwin Street, Dalston, houses two studio theatre spaces, two rehearsal studios and a café-bar. In 2021 the theatre opened Arcola Outside, also on Ashwin Street. Since 2007 the Green Arcola project has aimed to make Arcola the world's first carbon-neutral theatre.
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Background
History
Arcola Theatre was founded by Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen, and Executive Producer Leyla Nazli in September 2000. Its original location was a former textile factory on Arcola Street in Dalston. The theatre celebrated this with its fifth anniversary production, The Factory Girls by Frank McGuinness. In January 2011 the Arcola moved to a former paint-manufacturing workshop on Ashwin Street in Dalston, after its previous landlord earmarked the Arcola Street site for redevelopment as apartments. It marked the move by premiering The Painter, a play about J. M. W. Turner by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Since its inception the theatre has twice won the Peter Brook Empty Space Award and was awarded Time…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5469, -0.0749
- District
- Hackney
- Parish
- Hackney, unparished area
- Postcode
- E8 3DL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Phone
- 020 7503 1646
- Established
- 2000
- Nearest railway station
- Dalston Kingsland — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.arcolatheatre.com
Sources
- osm: w397640221 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Arcola Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Arcola Theatre?
- Arcola Theatre is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E8 3DL), in the parish of Hackney, unparished area.
- What is Arcola Theatre?
- Arcola Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Arcola Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Dalston Kingsland, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode E8 3DL.
- When was Arcola Theatre built?
- Built or established in 2000.
- Who owns Arcola Theatre?
- Arcola Theatre is owned by Arcola Theatre Production Company.
- How do I get to Arcola Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Dalston Kingsland, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E8 3DL.