Arcola Theatre
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| Location | Dalston London,E8 United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°33′07″N0°04′26″W/ 51.551944°N 0.073889°W |
| Public transit |  Dalston Junction;Dalston Kingsland |
| Owner | Arcola Theatre Production Company |
| Capacity | 200 (main house) 100 (studio) |
| Production | Repertoryproductions |
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| Opened | 2000 |
| Rebuilt | 2010-11 |
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Arcola Theatreis in theLondon 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 twostudio theatrespaces, two rehearsal studios and a café-bar. In 2021 the theatre opened Arcola Outside, also on Ashwin Street.[1]
Since 2007 theGreen Arcolaproject has aimed to make Arcola the world's firstcarbon-neutraltheatre.
History[edit]
Arcola Theatre was founded by artistic directorMehmet Ergen,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 GirlsbyFrank 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.[2]It marked the move by premieringThe Painter,a play aboutJ. M. W. TurnerbyRebecca Lenkiewicz.[3]
Since its inception the theatre has twice won thePeter Brook Empty Space Awardand was awardedTime OutLive Awards in 2003 and 2006.[citation needed]
In 2007, an Arcola co-production ofMojo MickeybyOwen McCaffertybecame its firstWest Endtransfer to theTrafalgar Studios.[4]2007 also marked the first year of the Arcola'sGrimeborn,anoperaandmusical theatrefestival that runs for two weeks in August.[citation needed]
The theatre claims to be committed to achievingcarbon-neutralstatus and a research project,Arcola Energy,"bringing together the creative mindset and the engineering methodology", is established on the building's top floor to develop and markethydrogen fuel cells,with the profits subsidising the theatre's community arts projects.[5]Simple8's 2008 production at the Arcola,The Living Unknown Soldier,was the first show to be powered by the venue's hydrogen fuel cell. Peak power consumption for lighting was said to be 4.5 kW, or "up to 60 percent less than comparable lighting installations".[6]
References[edit]
- ^"Arcola Outside".
- ^"Arcola Moves as Landlords Turn Theatre into Flats - - News - Whatsonstage".Archived fromthe originalon 9 December 2010.Retrieved5 October2012.
- ^Lee, Veronica (10 April 2012)."Moving stories for London's fringe theatres".London Evening Standard.
- ^British Theatre Guide, 30 May 2007accessed 18 Sep 2007
- ^"Case study: Arcola Theatre".10:10 Climate Action.Retrieved21 June2019.
- ^"Arcola Theatre Now Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered".Stage Directions.April 2008.Retrieved30 April2023– viaProQuest.
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