Soho Theatre

• Theatre ID
  3141
• Built / Converted
  2000
• Dates of use
  • 2000: continuing
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Theatre
• Address
  21 Dean Street, Westminster, London, W1D 3NE, England
• Website
  • Soho Theatre

Details

Following their departure from the Cockpit Theatre (q.v.) the Soho Theatre Company searched for premises – finally settling upon the empty West End Great Synagogue which they transformed into a two-hundred seat theatre, three rehearsal/studio spaces, workrooms, script library, offices and a restaurant/bar. The architects for this unusual conversion have created a large amount of space yet none of it feels cramped. The auditorium is extremely utilitarian and lacks the excitement of the rest of the building yet it retains a sense of intimacy and comfort with good sightlines. From the road the interior is fully visible and inviting through the largely glass façe. A splendid new theatre in the heart of the West End.

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• Events
  • Design/Construction: as synagogue (architect unknown).
  • 2000 Use: continuing
  • 2000 Design/Construction: reconstructed as theatre.
    • Paxton Locher - Architect
• Capacities
  • Current: 200
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed