Camden People's Theatre
{{Short description|Theatre in Camden, London, England}}
{{Infobox Theatre
| name = Camden People's Theatre
| image = Camden People's Theatre, Hampstead Road - geograph.org.uk - 1974537.jpg
| address = 58-60 Hampstead Rd
| city = London
| location = Camden
London, {{postcode|NW|1}}
United Kingdom
| coordinates = {{coord|51.52644|-0.13840|format=dms|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| architect =
| capacity = 63
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1994}}
| yearsactive =
| publictransit =
| website = cptheatre.co.uk
}}
Camden People's Theatre is in the London Borough of Camden. It presents live theatre featuring established and emerging artists, including Sam Steiner's Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons in 2014 and 2016,{{Cite web |date=2025-02-18 |title=Camden People's Theatre At 30: Five Of Its Most Important Shows |url=https://londonist.com/london/on-stage/camden-peoples-theatre-30-years |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Londonist |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Steiner |first=Sam |title=Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons |date=2017 |publisher=Nick Hern Books |isbn=978-1-84842-537-8 |edition=Reprinted |location=London}} which later transferred to the West End.{{Cite news |last=Akbar |first=Arifa |date=2023-02-01 |title=Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons review – Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman star in sharp drama |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/feb/01/lemons-lemons-lemons-lemons-lemons-review-aidan-turner-and-jenna-coleman |access-date=2025-03-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
History
The theatre was founded by former members of Unity Theatre, after its closure in 1994.{{Cite news |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2024-07-11 |title=Tiny theatres take big risks – in cautious and precarious times, their survival is vital |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/jul/11/tiny-theatres-take-big-risks-in-cautious-and-precarious-times-their-survival-is-vital |access-date=2025-03-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
In 2001 the venue was nominated for a Peter Brook Empty Space Award.{{Cite web |title=The Story So Far... |url=https://cptheatre.co.uk/Camden-Peoples-Theatre/CPT-History |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Camden People's Theatre}}
The theatre became a National Portfolio Organisation in 2014, 20 years after its foundation.
Their 2015 new Associate Artist scheme launched with Barrel Organ, Sh!t Theatre and Jamal Harewood.
In 2020 when the theatre was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the building underwent redevelopment, funded by Arts Council England.
References
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