greenroom

• Theatre ID
  1834
• Built / Converted
  1987
• Dates of use
  • 1987: continuing
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Theatre
• Address
  54-56 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 5WW, England
• Websites
  • greenroom
  • greenroomutd.org - oral history project

Details

The greenroom started out in 1983 as a peripatetic organisation, using venues across Manchester to present a variety of new and unusual works, supporting emerging and mid-career artists to develop and produce new performance works. In Autumn 1987 it acquired its current home - under two railway arches on Whitworth Street. The facilities include the performance space - a fully equipped black box theatre seating 166 on a retractable seating unit; the workspace - with sprung dance floor and 40 removable seats, for workshops, rehearsals, meetings and small performances; and the open space - a two level area providing front of house/bar facilities, and hosting live music events, dj nights and more. An innovative and exciting organisation, its role in the local community is highly valued, drawing in a range of international works and providing space for the creation of new work.

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• Other names
  Green Room
• Events
  • Design/Construction: Victorian railway arches (date and architect unknown).
  • 1987 Use: continuing
  • 1987 Alteration: conversion of railway arches
    • Fletcher Priest - Architect
• Capacities
  • Original: 166
  • Current: 166
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • end stage performance area
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: 12m x 8m
  • Height to grid: 4.32m