Menier Chocolate Factory
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| Menier Chocolate Factory | |
| Address |
51/53 Southwark Street
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| City | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Capacity | 160 |
| Type | fringe theatre |
| Opened | 2004 |
| www.menierchocolatefactory.com | |
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The Menier Chocolate Factory is an award-winning 190 seat fringe studio theatre, restaurant and gallery. It is located in a former 1870s chocolate factory in the London Borough of Southwark.The theatre stages plays and musicals, live music and stand-up comedy. According to the Evening Standard, it is "one of the most dynamic fringe venues in London"[1].
The theatre hosted the world premiere of the musical Take Flight!.
In autumn 2007, Samuel West directed an acclaimed revival of Patrick Marber's Dealer's Choice, which then transferred to the Trafalgar Studios. Stephen Wight, who played the comedy role of Mugsy won the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in November 2007.
A London revival of La Cage aux Folles was to have begun in November 2007 but the opening was delayed by illness until 8 January 2008. It then ran at the Menier until 8 March 2008[2].
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[edit] History
The Menier Chocolate Factory was opened in 2004 in its current incarnation, the building having been derelict since the 1980s. It is run by artistic director David Babani [3]. In 2005 he received the Peter Brook/Empty Space Up and Coming Venue Award. In the same year he and Danielle Tarento jointly won the Evening Standard Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer.
[edit] Notable productions
- This Other England (2005) - a series of new writing from Paines Plough, including Philp Ridley's controversial Mercury Fur.
- Sunday in the Park with George (November 2005)[4], which won the 2005 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Design. It transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre in May 2006, where it won five Olivier Awards. The production then transferred to Broadway in January 2008.
- Little Shop of Horrors (November 2006), which transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre and then to the New Ambassadors where it closed on 8 September 2007.
- La Cage aux Folles (January-March 2008)
- The Common Pursuit Starring ROBERT PORTAL, Nigel Harman, Reece Shearsmith & James Dreyfus (May-July 2008)
[edit] References
- ^ Menier Chocolate Factory | Restaurant Reviews | tobyyoung.co.uk
- ^ British Theatre Guide : Reviews - La Cage Aux Folles (Menier Chocolate Factory)
- ^ David Babani, British Theatre Guide interview 2007 [1]
- ^ British Theatre Guide : Reviews - Sunday in the Park with George (Menier Chocolate Factory)
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