Find us Latimer Road, London, W10. The Playground Theatre, formerly a bus depot, was set up as a creative space for innovative theatre artists of all disciplines to come and 'play' with their imaginative ideas. As a registered charity with support from the Arts Council, The Welcome Trust, Esmee Fairbarn and others, numerous projects, initiated here, went on to venues such as The Young Vic, The Hampstead Theatre, The West Yorkshire Playhouse and many others. One such project, Terrific Electric won the Samuel Beckett Award for Innovative Theatre and was part of the Bite season at the Barbican Theatre. We made the decision to open the theatre to audiences in 2017. The decision was born from the desire to bring the exceptional artists work, from those who had 'played' with us, to full production. Many international artists were invited to experiment with us including Poland's Henryk Baranowski, winner of Poland and Russia’s top award as best director, Salius Varnus from Lithuania, and Hideki Noda, currently head of Japan's National Theatre. From the UK, we worked closely with Marcello Magni, co founder of Theatre De Complicite, along with his colleague Linda Kerr Scott. Our programme includes international plays, classical concerts, opera, ballet, dance, and film. The Playground Theatre is located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea W10. Our local community is culturally rich and diverse, we are proud to say that our theatre productions reflect this. People visit our theatre to enjoy the latest drama, musical theatre, standup comedians, festivals and performing arts. They also visit The Playground Theatre to take part in outreach projects such as Well Read. Our gem of a theatre is a registered charity, we rely on kind donations and funding to remain open. We work with established and emerging artists nationally and across the globe. Our ethos has fostered many bold and imaginative new works. We are fully engaged with our rich and diverse community here in Kensington and Chelsea, and beyond. Around half of the work that we do at the theatre is outreach focused. We look forward to welcoming you through our doors.
