Brockley Jack Theatre Explained

Brockley Jack Theatre
Address:410 Brockley Road
City:London, 2DH
Country:United Kingdom[1]
Coordinates:51.4535°N -0.0384°W
Capacity:50[2] [3]
Type:Fringe theatre
Opened:1992[4]
Website:http://www.brockleyjack.co.uk

The Brockley Jack Theatre (also known as the Jack Studio Theatre) is an Off West End theatre in the Crofton Park area of Lewisham, south London. It shares a building with the Brockley Jack pub.

The theatre was founded by David Kincaid, Michael Bottle and Peter Rocca; Kincaid and Bottle took the leads roles in its first production, of the Chekhov pieces On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco and Swansong.[5] It opened in 1992[4] and is a registered charity.[6]

The Brockley Jack Theatre's programming is a mix of established works and new writing, produced by in-house company Southside Arts[7] and by visiting theatre companies, plus comedy and music nights and regular work-in-progress "scratch" shows. It runs workshops to support new playwrights, hosts the Brockley Jack Film Club and produces an annual festival of new plays, Write Now, supported by Lewisham Council.[8]

The theatre's artistic director is Kate Bannister.[4] Mike Burnside was the initial artistic director[9] and Rhys Thomas held the post from 1996 to 1999.[10] [11] The Brockley Jack Theatre's associate companies are OutFox and Bruce Farce; previous associate companies include The Faction Theatre Company.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Studio Theatre - Time Out London . 2012-06-30.
  2. Web site: Brockley Jack Theatre - The Theatres Trust . 2012-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120613183833/http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/3534-brockley-jack-theatre . 2012-06-13 . dead.
  3. Web site: Brockley Jack Theatre, London - remotegoat.co.uk . 2012-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120713190627/http://www.remotegoat.co.uk/venue_view.php?uid=74 . 2012-07-13 . dead.
  4. Web site: Offwestend.com . 2012-06-30.
  5. Web site: Obituary - David Kincaid . June 2010 . 2013-06-16 . McRae . Ben . Burnside . Mike . The Stage.
  6. Web site: Charity Commission's register . 2012-06-30.
  7. Web site: Brockley Jack Studio Theatre - The Seer . https://archive.today/20130218042521/http://www.theseer.info/14224.html . dead . 2013-02-18 . 2012-06-30.
  8. Web site: Brockley Central: Write Now back at the Jack . 2012-07-02 . 2012-03-26.
  9. Information from the theatre's first Artistic Director, Mike Burnside.
  10. Web site: Interview with director Rhys Thomas . 2012-07-02.
  11. Web site: The Tutors Alumni - Theatre Summer School in Europe . 2012-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111202044500/http://theatresummerschoolineurope.com/the-tutors-alumni/ . 2011-12-02 . dead.
  12. Web site: The Faction Theatre Company - Productions - The Tempest . 2012-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110712040852/http://www.thefaction.org.uk/productions-tempest.html . 2011-07-12 . dead.
  13. Web site: Rhys Thomas: Theatre Director - Awards . 2012-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090913055333/http://www.rhysthomas.info/13737.html . 2009-09-13 . dead.
  14. Web site: Fringe Report . 2012-06-30.
  15. Web site: Fringe Report Awards 2011 – Kate Bannister & Karl Swinyard . 2012-07-02 . 2011-06-13.
  16. Web site: OffWestEnd.com - News . 2012-06-30.
  17. Web site: OffWestEnd.com - News . 2013-03-14 . 6 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200106032829/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/156 . dead.
  18. Web site: OffWestEnd.com - News . 2014-03-14 . 6 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200106032829/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/156 . dead.

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