Unicorn
Theatre Opening Season
The new £13m
Unicorn Theatre -
the UK's first ever
purpose built
professional theatre
for children - will
open on 1 December
2005 with two shows,
David Wood's
adaptation of TOM'S
MIDNIGHT GARDEN and IN THE BOX.
Unicorn will put on SEVEN shows during its first season. View
overview of shows.
Tony Graham,
Unicorn Artistic Director;
Carl Miller,
Unicorn Associate
Director (Royal Court,
Birmingham Rep and
Bury St Edmunds) and
Rebecca Gatward,
Unicorn Associate
Director, (Shared
Experience and RSC)
have developed a programme
that will feature
an array of national
and international
artists and work.
Tony Graham, Unicorn
Artistic Director,
said: "Unicorn's
work for children
is destined to shake
things up. Unicorn
is a remarkable new
theatre and marks
an exciting development
for theatre for children
in national and international
cultural life. Our
artistic ambitions
remain as adventurous
as ever.
"We are committed
to creating an imaginative,
resonant theatre for
children and for all
of us. The first season
does just that and
is an explosive brew
of national, international
theatre with new writing and commissions,
world premières
and classics. Education
is integral to the
new season and addresses
issues as diverse
as the child's place
in society through
to the awesome power
of Antarctica."
Barclays First Class, a new community initiative from Barclays PLC in partnership with the Unicorn Theatre, will enable over 1,500 children from across London to see TOM’S MIDNIGHT GARDEN during a special preview week before the Unicorn formally opens. Schools from every borough in London are being invited to bring a class of children to the theatre. The selected schools are those serving some of the most disadvantaged communities in their borough, emphasising Unicorn’s and Barclays’ commitment to make the new theatre accessible to all children regardless of background or parental income. Read
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Unicorn Theatre, close to City Hall on the south bank, is destined to become a national cultural flagship and international centre of excellence. It will play to over 100,000 children each year - influencing and growing the country's next generation of theatregoers through a broad range of theatre, education and other arts productions.
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