The roots of Brixton House can be traced back to the 1930s and its foundations, as Christ Church (Oxford) Clubs, by the graduates of Christ Church, Oxford. Young people from disadvantaged areas in South London were able to access sports activities, skills training and supervised leisure activities through membership of the club. In the 1960s the club moved into theatre and it became known as the Oval House Theatre (later Ovalhouse), gaining a reputation as one of the most important centres for pioneer fringe theatre groups.[2]
Ovalhouse closed in 2020, and moved to Brixton, initially named as Ovalhouse in Brixton but then Brixton House in time for opening in 2022.[2] The move to Brixton was long in development: it was first announced in 2013, with an initial opening date of 2016.[3]
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The inaugural artistic director of Brixton House is Gbolahan Obisesan.[4] The theatre aims to be a cultural hub for social entertainment and artistic inspiration.[5] There are two performance spaces, seating 180 and 120 audience members.[5] The building was designed by Edmund Wilson of Foster Wilson Architects.[5][6] It is adjacent to, and retains views of, Nuclear Dawn, one of the Brixton murals.[6]
^"Brixton House: Our Story". Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ ab. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^"What's On Stage: Ovalhouse Theatre 'delighted' by planned move to Brixton, 28 August 2013". Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^"Brixton House: From Ovalhouse to Brixton House". Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ abc"Brixton House: Our House". Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ ab"Foster Wilson: Brixton House". Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^Thompson, Jessie (23 February 2022). "Brixton House: London's newest theatre is ready for its audience". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
^ ab"The Guardian: "A Tale of Two Buildings", 27 February 2022". Retrieved 18 March 2022.
brixton, house, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, template, mes. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Brixton House news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Brixton House is an Off West End theatre in Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth located at 385 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8GL It is the successor to Ovalhouse at Kennington and opened in 2022 1 Brixton HouseAddress385 Coldharbour LaneLondon SW9 8GLUnited KingdomOperatorOvalhouse Theatre LimitedTypeCommunity producing theatreCapacity180 and 120ConstructionOpened2021 3 years ago 2021 ArchitectEdmund WilsonWebsitebrixtonhouse wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 Ovalhouse 2 Brixton House 3 Planned Productions 4 ReferencesOvalhouse editMain article Ovalhouse The roots of Brixton House can be traced back to the 1930s and its foundations as Christ Church Oxford Clubs by the graduates of Christ Church Oxford Young people from disadvantaged areas in South London were able to access sports activities skills training and supervised leisure activities through membership of the club In the 1960s the club moved into theatre and it became known as the Oval House Theatre later Ovalhouse gaining a reputation as one of the most important centres for pioneer fringe theatre groups 2 Ovalhouse closed in 2020 and moved to Brixton initially named as Ovalhouse in Brixton but then Brixton House in time for opening in 2022 2 The move to Brixton was long in development it was first announced in 2013 with an initial opening date of 2016 3 Brixton House editThe inaugural artistic director of Brixton House is Gbolahan Obisesan 4 The theatre aims to be a cultural hub for social entertainment and artistic inspiration 5 There are two performance spaces seating 180 and 120 audience members 5 The building was designed by Edmund Wilson of Foster Wilson Architects 5 6 It is adjacent to and retains views of Nuclear Dawn one of the Brixton murals 6 Planned Productions editPlanned productions include 7 Mugabe My Dad and Me by Tonderai Munyevu 8 Station by Hussina Raja 8 References edit Brixton House Our Story Retrieved 18 March 2022 a b Ovalhouse About Us Archived from the original on 22 October 2020 Retrieved 6 June 2021 What s On Stage Ovalhouse Theatre delighted by planned move to Brixton 28 August 2013 Retrieved 6 June 2021 Brixton House From Ovalhouse to Brixton House Retrieved 6 June 2021 a b c Brixton House Our House Retrieved 6 June 2021 a b Foster Wilson Brixton House Retrieved 6 June 2021 Thompson Jessie 23 February 2022 Brixton House London s newest theatre is ready for its audience www standard co uk Retrieved 24 February 2022 a b The Guardian A Tale of Two Buildings 27 February 2022 Retrieved 18 March 2022 51 27 43 N 0 06 39 W 51 461975 N 0 11083961 W 51 461975 0 11083961 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brixton House amp oldid 1141878344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
