Collegiate Theatre Bloomsbury Theatre | |
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| Address | Gordon Street London,WC1 United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°31′30″N00°07′57″W / 51.52500°N 0.13250°W /51.52500; -0.13250 |
| Public transit |  Euston;Euston Square  Euston |
| Owner | University College London |
| Capacity | 541 seats |
| Production | Visiting performances |
| Opened | 1968; 57 years ago (1968) |
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| ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-theatre | |
TheBloomsbury Theatre is atheatre located onGordon Street inBloomsbury, within theLondon Borough of Camden. It is owned byUniversity College London.[1] The Theatre has aseating capacity of 541 and offers a professional programme of innovative music, drama, comedy and dance throughout the year. It also provides a space for student-led productions.
Funded by aUGC grant and a considerable private donation, the theatre was opened in 1968 under the nameCollegiate Theatre and was renamed theBloomsbury Theatre in 1982.[2] From 2001 to 2008, the theatre was known asThe UCL Bloomsbury, to emphasise its connection to UCL, which uses the venue for student productions for 12 weeks a year. The Bloomsbury Theatre recently returned to the logo designed by cartoonistGerald Scarfe, which had been using for nearly twenty years until 2001.[3] The main theatre was closed for renovation in 2015 and reopened in February 2019.[4][5]
The basement below the Theatre holds the Bloomsbury Studio, a black box performance space with a flexible seating configuration and capacity.
The theatre building also provides access to theUCL Union Fitness Centre and the Clubs and Societies Centre on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors. A UCL Union-run café is located on the Ground Floor. Access to the Main UCL Wilkins Building (Octagon Building) and the UCL Refectory is possible through the theatre building.
Many notable artists have performed at the theatre, including UCL alumnusRicky Gervais who performed two of his standup shows there, both of which were filmed for release on DVD and was the venue for CrusaderNorman Housley come-back lecture series: Contesting the Crusades, which he developed into a popular history book.
In July 1982, the Bloomsbury Theatre premiered the English language performance of Pirandello'sLiola, byInternationalist Theatre,[6] directed by UCL alumnus Fabio Perselli, who also did the translation.[7]
From 2001, the theatre provided a residency for theNew London Orchestra[8] and hostedRobin Ince's "Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People" for several years.
May 2006Paul Simon performed a concert which was recorded for theBBC Radio 2[9]
January 2008Adele performed her first solo concert which included a full performance of her debut album19 which topped No.1 in the UK charts in the same week.[10]
Christopher Nolan andEmma Thomas met while being members of UCL Film Society and credit the Bloomsbury theatre as being key to developing their careers in directing and producing.[11]
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