Theatre N16 presents:
In 2015, Theatre N16 moved from Stoke Newington to Balham, supported 29 different theatre companies with performance space at affordable rates and produced 4 and 5 star critically acclaimed shows, one of which transferred into a central London venue. This year, they’re looking to surpass that with an exciting season of new writing and fresh takes on classics, as well as piece that explores their new home at the Bedford pub in Balham.
The season opens this January with a new take on Oscar Wilde’s Salome, a sell-out Camden Fringe social media comedy, and two pieces of new writing, including a difficult look into the world of inter-office relationships. Towards the summer, Theatre N16’s next inhouse production, directed by artistic director Jamie Eastlake, will tell the story of Paul Hill of the Guildford Four in a new script by Martin McNamara, as well as a yet to be announced classic revival. This will be followed by a Romanian piece from the Royal Court International programme, I’m Not Jesus Christ, alongside a new site specific immersive piece that will take audiences through Theatre N16’s new home to explore The Killing of Charles Bravo, the inquest for which was all held at the Bedford in 1876.
The rest of the season includes instalments of national tours, more new writing, movement/music pieces, puppetry, Shakespeare and a revival of Richard Cameron’s Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down– definitively offering something for everyone!
The theatre will also be hosting a new writing night, DRAFT, courtesy of our literary department, as well as a live chat show, In Town Tonight, alongside offering workshops at local schools.
Theatre N16 is a trailblazing company that wants to change the face of the theatre industry. No matter how little money a production has behind it, if it has potential and that spark of innovation, they want to know. Theatre N16 is proud of their commitment to the welfare of creatives, operating without a hire fee for external companies. This promoting and nurturing of talent means that Theatre N16 is a bastion for the arts, making theatre accessible and affordable for audiences and in turn allowing artists to survive financially.