Turbine Theatre

Turbine Theatre

Address	Arches Lane, Circus West Village London, SW11 8AB United Kingdom
Operator	Battersea Power Station Development Company
Type	Commercial producing theatre
Capacity	94
Opened	6 September 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-06)
Website
www.theturbinetheatre.com

The Turbine Theatre is a commercial theatre on the banks of the River Thames at Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, which opened in 2019.

The theatre was established as part of the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station.^[1] The inaugural artistic director is Paul Taylor-Mills, who was previously artistic director of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Other Palace theatre.

The theatre has seating capacity of 94.^[2][3] It is located within railway arches under the Grosvenor Bridge.^[4]

The opening production was Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy^[5] featuring Matthew Needham as Arnold,^[6] followed by High Fidelity, set in London as in Nick Hornby's original novel.^[7][8]

Other notable productions include My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?), Eugenius! and But I'm a Cheerleader.

In October 2024, Taylor-Mills announced that due to a shifting theatre landscape and various economic pressures, the Turbine Theatre would close at the culmination of the theatre's 2024-25 Christmas season.^[9]

References

1. "The Turbine Theatre: About Us". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
2. "The Turbine Theatre: Visitor Guide". Retrieved 22 July 2023.
3. "Time Out: Turbine Theatre". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
4. "Battersea Power Station: The Turbine Theatre". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
5. "London Theatre: Turbine Theatre". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
6. "Turbine Theatre: Torch Song Trilogy". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
7. "Time Out: Turbine Theatre". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
8. "Turbine Theatre: High Fidelity". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
9. Wood, Alex. "The Turbine Theatre to close down". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

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