Press release from Quintain (Wembley Park)
We are delighted to be creating
a state-of-the-art theatre in Wembley Park, in the heart of one of Europe’s
largest regeneration areas. Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre will be a modern
venue for modern audiences: comfortable seating, increased leg room, a spacious
and welcoming bar, a seasonal and innovative restaurant. And for theatre
makers, we offer a flexible, dynamic and exciting performance space which can
be designed around the shows.
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Quintain (Wembley Park) has announced an
exciting new theatre venture. The flexible 1,000-2,000 seat capacity Troubadour
Wembley Park Theatre is being created inside the former Fountain Studios by
award-winning Troubadour Theatres.
Troubadour
Theatres will run the brand-new theatre in Wembley Park, and will work with
well-known and emerging production companies and artists to stage world-class
entertainment within a flexible space unmatched by other London theatres.
In addition to a flexible
performance space, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre will also house a modern
state of the art restaurant and a fun, sociable bar space.
Located within
the former Fountain Studios, which are best known for being the venue of live
televised shows including The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Pop Idol, the
new theatre will be in the heart of Wembley Park, an area which is fast
becoming one of London’s most exciting destinations. As a new cultural hub for
London, the 85 acre redevelopment will benefit from the new theatre, 27
affordable artist studios, 7,000 new homes, London Designer Outlet, new retail
districts and offices, as well as the largest Boxpark to date, Boxpark Wembley
(set to open later this year) and the SSE Arena, Wembley.
Troubadour
Wembley Park Theatre will be a fully flexible theatre; a space that can be
transformed to suit the requirements for every show - traditional proscenium
arch theatre, in-the-round theatrical experiences, or immersive shows. It will
encourage theatrical producers to think big, offering them an affordable
alternative space to present bold and ambitious shows.
The Troubadour
team has extensive experience of running spectacular theatres including the King’s
Cross Theatre which consisted of two 1,000 seat theatres and one 450 seat
studio housing the Olivier Award-winning production of The Railway Children,
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights, David Bowie’s Lazarus and the Donmar’s
Shakespeare Trilogy. This will be the first theatre to open in Wembley
Park and first venture between Quintain, the developers behind the
transformation of Wembley Park, and Troubadour Theatres, providing a new
cultural offering for those living, working and visiting Wembley Park.
Speaking about the announcement
Tristan Baker and Oliver Royds of Troubadour Theatres said:
We see theatre audiences
increasing year on year and we are excited, once again, to break the mould of
traditional theatres and bring new innovative spaces to audiences and producers
alike.
Speaking about the deal, James
Saunders, Chief Operating Officer of Quintain (delivering Wembley Park), said:
We are thrilled to welcome Troubadour Theatres to Wembley Park and can’t wait to see the iconic Fountain Studios given a new lease of life, as it’s transformed into a brand-new theatre for those living, working and visiting Wembley Park. This new theatre opens as London is seeing a decline in live venues across the capital and is a further example of how Wembley Park is growing in stature as a cultural destination.
Troubadour Theatre Wembley Park
is set to open in the Autumn of 2018. Details of the first production will be
announced in the coming months alongside information on ticket sales.