THEATRE N16
Theatre N16 was set up at the start of 2015 to "give hope to theatre makers who had been priced out of making work" Their model was to find a way to provide the lowest overheads possible for a company in London.
Headed by Jamie Eastlake,
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the theatre grew from strength to strength, offering as a startup for hundreds and hundreds of artists.
The stats
178 DIFFERENT PRODUCTIONS
132 Theatre Companies on risk free deals
1500 Artists
140 Directors
110 New Writers
17 Technicians
200 first credits for actors cvs
25 Actors on Equity contracts for in house productions
28,000 People through the doors and rising
11 BSL performances
3 cheap Rehearsal spaces
42 Number of productions transferred
What We Need & What You Get
We are in the process of looking for a new space it's vital that we secure one by the end of the new year when our agreement with our current building runs out. However to move a full theatre, pay deposits and to allow for us to make a new space the best it possibly can be for audiences and theatre makers we need to find the funds.
A fundraising campaign and a call out to all those people who have worked with us isn't our biggest hope of getting funds we need to move.
A selection of perks are also on offer on the side to add to that warm fuzzy feeling when you donate.
We are extremely confident of finding a new home but if the worst possible scenario happens and we do not, we will refund every last penny pledged. We are theatre n16 though, and we will find one.
Other Ways You Can Help
Some people just can't contribute, but that doesn't mean you can't help:
- Finding a home isn't hard work, we are open to any suggestions that people have! Have an idea? Email jamie@theatren16.co.uk
- Tell your mates, share on social media, you just never know who may see it!
And that's all there is to it. We are theatre n16. And we're going to do this.
Read our press release below:
Theatre N16 are looking for a new home
After over 178 productions and over 28,000 audience members through the door since moving to the Bedford in 2015, Theatre N16 is looking for a new home from December 2017.
Theatre N16 was set up in 2015 to be a stomping ground for new companies and a place to try out new work, offering affordable deals on rehearsal and performance space. It has offered a ground-breaking, risk-free deal to all companies, which 95% of our guests have taken, guaranteeing that creatives do not leave our space owing the venue money. This is all under the auspices of an Equity Fringe Agreement, with Theatre N16 one of the few London venues to have signed up to the deal to guarantee pay to all creatives working for the venue.
Within this structure, Theatre N16 has offered performance space to 110 new writers, with over 200 first credits for new and young performers, and 42 productions transferring into other venues all over the world. In reaction to industry issues, they have started encouraging and promoting more successfully for female directors and writers, and worked hard to find productions and casting processes that favour BAME performers.
“The increasingly important Theatre N16” British Theatre
Executive director Jamie Eastlake says: “I was sick to death of watching theatre companies get ripped off under business models that relied on funding the theatre first. Instead, we kept finding new innovative ideas to keep a space open. The fringe is the lifeblood of theatre. Having good solid fringe theatre models is what creates new work and new artists and feeds the West End.“
Now, the new owners of The Bedford, Theatre N16’s home for the last two years, have decided to redevelop the pub. The theatre is looking for a new home, to continue their model of offering affordable space to give creatives a first rung on the ladder. Jamie Eastlake says: “This is a call to arms. We have to find somewhere - and we need help.”
"There's a clear passion radiating from this venue" View From The Gods
Anybody who knows of a suitable space or is interested in becoming a patron of the theatre to help us find a new venue, please email jamie@theatren16.co.uk.
Venue Box Office Travel
Theatre N16, The Bedford Pub, 77 Bedford Hill, London SW12 9HD Line Up Now (lineupnow.com/venue/atre-n16/)
Balham station (2 min walk) Streatham Hill station (20 min walk)
www.theatren16.co.uk / +44 7969138899 / theatren16@gmail.com
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