Tricycle Theatre
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The Tricycle Theatre is located on Kilburn High Road in the Kilburn district of north London. It is a publicly subsidised performing arts venue which specialises in new work with political themes, including plays by Irish, African-Caribbean, Jewish and Asian writers, reflecting the mix of communities in the area.
The Tricycle Theatre was founded in 1980, and rebuilt after being destroyed by a fire in 1987. The complex has been expanded several times and now comprises a 230 seat theatre, a 300 seat cinema, a large rehearsal studio, a visual arts studio for educational use (the Paint Box), a smaller theatre/workshop space (the James Baldwin Studio), a workshop room (the Creative Space), a cafe-bar and an art gallery.
In recent years it has been particularly noted for staging 'plays' based on public enquiries, such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Hutton Enquiry and the Savile Bloody Sunday enquiry. These are verbatim reconstructions of excerpts of the enquiries, staged in dry and realistic fashion, without a clear start, end or plot.
