All donations made to Park Theatre will be ‘magically’ doubled during December thanks to a very special match-funding donor!

Our Jan - Jun 2019 season is now open for public booking. Great seats from £14.50 - book today!

Park Theatre is to host two plays recognised by the SIT-Up Awards: a new award recently launched at the Edinburgh Fringe to reward and support theatre to achieve greater social impact. Standing for Social Impact Theatre, SIT-Up Sunday will offer a platform to two plays commended in their debut year: And Before I Forget I Love You, I Love You (5pm) by Pip Utton, and the 2018 award-winner Dangerous Giant Animals (7pm) by Christina Murdock on Sunday 28 October.

SIT-UP Awards Founder David Graham said:

“These two plays have been selected as they powerfully change attitudes and move their audiences. And that is the idea of the awards and SIT-UP Sunday at Park Theatre.”

Park Theatre’s Artistic Director Jez Bond said:

“Having been moved to laughter and tears at the Edinburgh Festival, I am utterly delighted to be giving an opportunity for a London audience to see these powerful, punchy and vital plays.”

Pip Utton, one of the world's foremost solo performers (Adolf, Churchill, Chaplin, Play-ing Maggie) delivers his moving and affec-tionate performance about the devastating effects of Alzheimer's in And Before I Forget I Love You, I Love You. Pip is famed for his skill in breaking the fourth wall and speaking directly to an audience, involving them in the emotions of his performance. Based on his personal experience of seeing his mother deteriorate and die with Alzheimer's and on intensive research, Pip's character takes the audience with him on a journey full of smiles, laughter, respect and tears.

Christina Murdock’s Dangerous Giant Animals is a darkly comedic show about finding your voice amid your sister's screams. Funny and daring, this new one-woman play explores how surreal, challenging, and remarkable disability in a family can be. Featuring divas and dinosaurs, this is a middle child story about growing up too soon alongside a sister who never will. The play won the 2018 SIT-Up Award at this year's Edinburgh Festival, was shortlisted for the 2018 Clean Break EdFringe Support Award and was selected for New York's United Solo Theatre Festival 2018.
 

Book Now for And Before I Love You, I Love You

Book Now for Dangerous Giant Animals

And now with a drum roll….Congratulations to our finalists!

The following list are producers or theatre companies with their proposals who will be taken to the next round.

We had a wonderful time celebrating 5 years of Park Theatre with a 5th birthday gala evening. We were joined by our friends and supporters and a fabulous night was had by all! Take a look through the event images. 

We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting Spice Time Credits on selected shows as on June 2018.

Park Keepers priority booking is now open! General sale opens Thursday 12 April, 10am.

David Haig’s critically acclaimed play PRESSURE will transfer to the West Ends’ Ambassador’s Theatre for a limited season from 6 June to 1 September 2018.

Neil Anthony Docking wins Best New Play for The Revlon Girl. Shows at Park Theatre recieve 8 nominations!

Fund us. Keep Us. Become a Park Keeper today and help keep this show on the road!

PARK THEATRE IS CLOSED 15 – 21 JANUARY

Park Theatre has recieved £5,000 towards replacement of its alarm system from Theatres Trust, the national advisory public body for theatres. Five small theatres in London will benefit from the second round of the Theatres Trust London Theatres Small Grants Scheme. The awards have been made to theatres in need of immediate repairs, addressing accessibility issues and improving conditions for staff, performers and audiences.

Artistic Director Jez Bond today announces Park Theatre’s new Jan - Jun 2018 season. Priority booking is now open for Park Theatre friends for 3 days. General booking opens 10am Thursday 19 October.

Achievement In Creating Accessible Theatre Award to be awarded to Park Theatre from the West End Wilma Awards 2017.

The final six producers for Script Accelerator 2017 have been announced, along with two runner ups who will each be awarded a full day workshop.

We are pleased to release the short list of producors for our script accelerator programme. The level of competition this year was incredibly high, so a huge thank you to all that submitted and good luck to everyone in the next stage!

Script Accelerator 2017 Shortlist

• Abbigale Duncan
• Alex Brown
• Amy Blakelock/Paradox Theatre Co
• Asia Osborn/Beth Eyre
• Will Adolphy & Flux Theatre Co
• Emma Murton/NorthSee Theatre Co
• Flavio Graff/Zero Open Studio
• George Warren/ Metal Rabbit
• Natasha Chandra/Namashkar
• Oliver Bennett
• Unbound Productions

For more information about Script Accelerator, and to apply to be a mentee, click here. 

Producers will be announced by 6pm on 29th August, so please watch this space!

We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a three-year grant from the City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust. This is to fund our accessible performance programme, install evacuation chairs throughout the venue to support disabled patrons, implement adaptations to our website and integrate access training throughout our organisation, to offer a warm and inclusive welcome to everyone visiting Park Theatre.

“This is a theatre that was built to be enjoyed by as many people as possible, both in Finsbury Park and beyond. With help from the City Bridge Trust, we can continue supporting D/deaf and disabled audiences through to 2020.” Jez Bond | Artistic Director 

David Farnsworth, Director of City Bridge Trust, said:

“The Trust is delighted to be able to support this vital work enabling D/deaf and disabled Londoners to access performances at Park Theatre. We firmly believe that the arts should be fully accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or circumstances.”

Thank you City Bridge Trust from all of us at Park Theatre.

Over £275,000 raised for Park Theatre (a charity that receives no public subsidy) in one week through Ian's incredible donation of Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others & You and the support of everyone who attended.

There is still time to bid online on authentic, one of a kind artwork personally donated and signed by Ian McKellen.

Bid online to win tickets to see Ian McKellen live on stage along with stays in five-star luxury hotels (including The Dorchester, Claridges and May Fair), gourmet dinners and further theatre tickets.

Rising British stars Calvin Demba (Evening Standard Emerging Talent Award nominee, The Red Lion, National Theatre), Sam Frenchum (Private Peaceful, Grantchester) and award-winning Sinéad Matthews (Mrs Elvsted in Ivo van Hove’s Hedda Gabler, National Theatre), are to star in the 50th anniversary production of Joe Orton’s darkly comic masterpiece, LOOT.

Watch the video from the Park Theatre 4th Birthday Gala. A huge thank you to everyone who came out (and in style!) to support Park Theatre on 9 May at our 4th Birthday Gala performance of Madame Rubinstein. It was a fabulous star studded evening full of friends, glamour, champagne and cocktails. What more could we ask for - here's to the next 4 years! THANK YOU!

A limited amount of additional tickets for Ian McKellen with Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others & You have been released for Friends priority booking today.

Details of Park Theatre’s 10th season for Autumn/Winter 2017 have been announced by Artistic Director Jez Bond. Featuring six world premieres, a very special one man show and a London premiere, the new season includes a plethora of new writing and acclaimed revivals across both spaces in the venue’s fifth year.

SOLD OUT! More tickets will be released Mon 15 May. Please check web page and social media for further updates.