The Studio Theatre

The Studio

Artistic Director Colin George and the Administrator, David Brayshaw, persuaded the Gulbenkian Foundation for the first time to finance the building of a professional theatre: the Studio, which opened alongside the main house.

Opened in 1971 and refurbished in 1994, the Studio has a capacity of up to 400. Its flexible design allows the seating to be adjusted to play on one, two or three sides or in the round. Winner of the 2002 Peter Brook Empty Space Award, the Studio hosts a mix of small-scale in-house and touring productions, and is also home to the acclaimed tri-annual Music in the Round Festival.