The Playground Theatre, formerly a bus depot, was set up as a creative space for innovative theatre artists of all disciplines to come and "play" with their imaginative ideas. As a registered charity with support from the Arts Council, The Welcome Trust, Esmee Fairbarn and others, numerous projects, initiated here, went on to venues such as The Young Vic, The Hampstead Theatre, The West Yorkshire Playhouse and many others. One such project, "Terrific Electric" won the Samuel Beckett Award for Innovative Theatre and was part of the Bite season at the Barbican Theatre. The decision to become a public theatre was born from the desire to bring the exceptional artists work, who "played" with us, to full production. Many international artists were invited to experiment with us including Poland's Henryk Baranowski, winner of Poland and Russia’s top award as best director, Salius Varnus from Lithuania, and Hideki Noda, currently head of Japan's National Theatre. From the UK, we worked closely with Marcello Magni, co founder of Theatre De Complicite, along with his colleague Linda Kerr Scott. Our programme will include international plays, classical concerts, dance, and film. The Playground Theatre is located in a very diverse community and our work will reflect this.
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Fanatical
Fanatical In a distant Galaxy... the ragtag misfit crew of cargo ship Angel 8 are under the command of fearless pilot Iris Aucht. Meanwhile, at a conference centre, somewhere in England... a ragtag misfit collection of 1,000 fans gather from all across the UK for Eight Con One, the first ever official convention of the cult TV show Angel 8. Ange...
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