A brand new theatre, named The Bunker, is opening in a former underground car park in Southwark Street and is set to be the capital’s newest contemporary Off-West End venue. Behind this exciting venture are Joel Fisher and Joshua McTaggart – two up-and-coming, emerging creatives set to take the theatre world by storm.
Alongside the theatre programme, The Bunker will curate art installations, film showings and one-off performances encompassing work-in-development, poetry, music, dance, and discussions. A night at The Bunker will be an event in itself that extends beyond an ordinary evening at the theatre.
The autumn season, which runs from October 2016 until January 2017, includes the exciting transfer of a new Philip Ridley production and a transfer of Isley Lynn’s award-winning sell-out show from the 2016 VAULT Festival. The Bunker will also host a brand new musical during the Christmas period, and present a double bill of Irish plays in the new year.
Executive Producer Joel Fisher comments, The Bunker offers a chance for audiences to tell us what they want and what matters to them. Being in the heart of Southwark in this incredible creative hub means that we can start to pinpoint who our audience are and what shows they want to be seeing. This part of London is quickly becoming a cultural hub with developments at Tate Modern and the Globe and the London Theatre Company taking up residency at One Tower Bridge, and The Bunker joins this cultural movement. We want to share ideas with the theatres around us and find new and exciting ways of collaborating.
The renovated space includes a 110-seat auditorium, bar space, office space, technical booth, and dressing rooms.
The inaugural autumn season is as follows:
Rive Productions and The Bunker presents Skin a Cat (12th October – 5th November
Metal Rabbit Productions presents Tonight with Donny Stixx (8th November – 3rd December)
Interval Productions present Muted (7th December – 7th January) New musical Muted, written by Sarah Henley, composed by Tim Pottery-Jones, with additional lyrics by Tori Allen-Martin,
Abigail and Come on Over (10th January – 4th February 2017) For the final production of the season, The Bunker will present a double bill of Irish plays by two of the country’s most exciting writers.
All main house shows run from Tuesday to Sunday with matinees on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
The Bunker, 53A Southwark Street London SE1 1RU
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