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Greenwich
Playhouse - London’s state-of-the-art Studio
theatre
 The Greenwich Playhouse is London’s newest,
purpose studio theatre which is located in SE10 a mere
8 minutes journey by rail from central London (London
Bridge). The Greenwich Playhouse is prominently situated
in the forecourt of the new Greenwich Connex South
East Rail and Docklands Light Railway Station.
The venue boasts state-of-the-art facilities with
raked seating capacity for 84 people; sound
proofing; air conditioning/heating; and is a fully
equipped (lighting and sound) purpose built studio
theatre. It comprises of two dressing rooms (capacity
16); a technical room; office and the on site use of
laundry and shower facilities.
Moreover, the Greenwich Playhouse is conveniently
situated within the St. Christopher’s Inn Hotel
which offers excellent bed and breakfast accommodation,
bar, restaurant and evening entertainment - a unique
facility all within one building. Therefore, between
the Greenwich Playhouse and St. Christopher’s
Inn we can take care of all your touring needs.
 The Greenwich Playhouse is available for hire by theatre
companies for individual production slots or for short-seasons
at very affordable weekly rates. Moreover, all visiting
shows benefit free of charge from the advice and support
of the venue’s resident Artistic Director who
is London’s leading middle scale theatre Producer
and from the use of the venue’s lighting and
sound equipment.
The Greenwich Playhouse is one of London’s most
established and reputable of venue’s. It enjoys
considerable support from a London wide and beyond
audience and is particularly popular with the local
community who have over the years shown their commitment
and affection for their local studio theatre.
The History of the Greenwich
Playhouse
There has existed a theatre on this site since 1988.
This venue, now known as the Greenwich Playhouse, operated
under several artistic management teams until Alice
de Sousa and Bruce Jamieson took over its directorship
in December 1995, whence they renamed it - The Prince
Theatre. Between 1995 and September 1998 thirty eight
theatre productions were staged at the venue which
provided employment for some 800 theatre practitioners
and entertained in the region of 30,000 people.
 The Prince Theatre became a platform for many established,
name actors, designers, directors and writers; and
a training venue for young artists and recent drama
school graduates.
The Prince Theatre came to be regarded as the leading
quality employer of theatre practitioners of London’s
fringe theatre circuit and under the diligent artistic
direction of Alice de Sousa, it developed into London’s
leading small-scale producing theatre. Its critically
acclaimed productions were well received and supported
by the media, the theatre profession and theatre going
audiences both local and of a vast demographic range.
In September 1998, following a very successful Iberian
Theatre Season, The Prince Theatre closed in the expectation
of impending major refurbishment work. On the 4th January
1999, Alice de Sousa launched a prolific campaign to
prevent Greenwich’s last surviving theatre from
being closed down. This campaign was supported by leading
political figures such as Nick Raynsford, MP; Peter
Ainsworth, Shadow Secretary for Culture and Greenwich
Councillors. The Prince Theatre’s predicament
was covered by every major newspaper, television, radio
station and unrelentingly in the local press. The dispute
was happily resolved in April 2000 and on the 30th
May the venue re-opened with state-of-the-art facilities.
The venue was renamed as the Greenwich Playhouse. For further enquiries please contact:
The Artistic Director, Alice de Sousa,
Greenwich Playhouse, Greenwich Station Forecourt,
189 Greenwich High Road,
LONDON SE10 8JA.
Tel: 020 8858 9256
E-mail: alice@galleontheatre.co.uk |
