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The Grace Theatre The Latchmere Theatre | |
 Theatre503 and Latchmere Pub | |
 Interactive map of Theatre503 | |
| Address | 503 Battersea Park Road London,SW11 United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°28′29″N0°09′15″W / 51.4746°N 0.1542°W /51.4746; -0.1542 |
| Public transit |   Clapham Junction |
| Type | Fringe theatre |
| Capacity | 64 seats |
| Current use | Theatre |
| Production | New writing |
| Opened | 1982; 43 years ago (1982) |
| Website | |
| theatre503.com | |
Theatre503 is a theatre based at 503 Battersea Park Road inBattersea in theLondon Borough of Wandsworth, aboveThe Latchmere pub. The venue is known for promoting the work of new writers.
The theatre was founded in 1982 as theLatchmere Theatre (the name taken from that of the pub downstairs), an offshoot of theGate Theatre,Notting Hill Gate. It is a studio theatre. The opening production was an adaptation ofFear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which proved so successful that the production transferred to theWest End.
In 2004 the theatre was renamed as Theatre503. Under that name, the venue saw the premiere of works by writers includingDuncan Macmillan,Tom Morton-Smith,Anna Jordan,Alice Birch,Charlene James,Katori Hall,Jon Brittain andPhoebe Eclair-Powell. It has won the Peter Brook Empty Space Award and twoOlivier Awards, in 2010 for its production ofKatori Hall'sThe Mountaintop and 2017 forRotterdam by Jon Brittain.
Over 120 debut and emerging writers are staged each year in more than 70 productions ranging from one night series of shorts to full length four week runs. In a two-year cycle they read and receive over 4,000 scripts including their bi-ennial International Playwriting Award, 503 Five writers-in-residence, unsolicited and their Rapid Write Response programme.
Off West End Awards:
Winner – Olivier Awards, Best New Play,The Mountaintop byKatori Hall
Landmark Productions
