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Address | 410 Brockley Road London, SE4 2DH United Kingdom [1] |
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Coordinates | 51°27′13″N0°02′18″W / 51.4535°N 0.0384°W |
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Type | Fringe theatre |
Capacity | 50 [2] [3] |
Opened | 1992 [4] |
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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]