Artist’s impression of the new theatre near Tower Bridge planned to open in 2017.
Plans were announced yesterday for a new theatre near Tower Bridge in the heart of London. The One Tower Bridge development will house the flagship theatre for the London Theatre Company, the new independent producing company founded by Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr.
The theatre, which will seat 900 people, will be located on the south bank of the river Thames, directly opposite the Tower Of London, and next to City Hall, and will also by accompanied by restaurants, cafes and shops .
Designed to offer contemporary comfort for audiences and modern facilities for theatre-makers, the new venue will become the only commercial central London theatre of its scale outside the historic West End.
Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr said: “While London is fortunate in its heritage of Victorian and Edwardian theatres, relatively few new theatres of scale have been built in London in the last hundred years. It feels like the time is right for a new theatre that answers the needs of contemporary theatre-makers and audiences, and which will be the home to our new independent producing company. With our friends Steve Tompkins and Roger Watts of Haworth Tompkins we’ve been looking for the kind of space, in the kind of location that could galvanise playwrights, directors and actors. We are thrilled to make this partnership with Berkeley Homes and Southwark, and couldn’t be more optimistic for the future.”
The new theatre is scheduled to open in 2017.
Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr on the site of their new theatre near Tower Bridge planned to open in 2017.
New theatre near Tower Bridge planned to open in 2017.
New theatre near Tower Bridge planned to open in 2017.
