New Diorama Theatre

New Diorama Theatre

Address	15-16 Triton Street, Regents Place London United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°31′30″N0°08′32″W / 51.52494°N 0.14216°W / 51.52494; -0.14216
Type	Off West End theatre
Capacity	80 seats
Current use	Theatre
Opened	2010
Years active	2010-to date
Website
www.newdiorama.com

The New Diorama Theatre is an eighty-seat theatre near Regent's Park in the London Borough of Camden, opened in 2010. The theatre received two Peter Brook awards during the first two years of its programming. ^[1]

History

New Diorama Theatre opened in 2010 in the new British Land development of Regents Place as part of a Section 106 Agreement. ^[2] As such, it has a responsibility to serve local workers and residents.

The most recent Artistic Director was Bec Martin, who left in August 2024 due to creative differences. ^{[3] [4]} The former artistic director is the playwright David Byrne. ^[5]

Awards

New Diorama Theatre received two consecutive Peter Brook awards for the first two years of its programming. In 2014 its Artistic Director, David Byrne, won Best Artistic Director at the OffWestEnd Awards. ^[6]

In 2022, the New Diorama Theatre was awarded Fringe Theatre of the Year, and in 2023, it was awarded the Critics' Circle Venue Award. ^[1]

Year	Organization	Award	Ref
2016	Peter Brook Awards	Peter Brook Empty Stage Award	[7] [8]
2017	The Stage Awards	Fringe Theatre of The Year	[9] [10]
2018	Peter Brook Awards	Peter Brook Empty Stage Award	[11]
2019	The Stage Awards	Innovation Award	[9] [12]
2022	The Stage Awards	Fringe Theatre of the Year	[13]
2023	Critics' Circle	The Empty Space Peter Brook Award	[14] [15]

Notable Commissions and Premieres

• Container (2025) by Alan Fielden ^{[16] [17]}
• For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy (2021) by Ryan Calais Cameron ^{[18] [19]}
• The Incident Room (2021) ^[20]
• Operation Mincemeat (2019) by SpitLip ^{[21] [22]}

References

1. About us, New Diorama
2. NDT in the Community, New Diorama
3. "NDT Leadership Update". New Diorama. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
4. Wood, Alex (28 August 2024). "New Diorama Theatre's artistic director to exit role after eight months". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
5. "Announcing Bec Martin as NDT's new Artistic Director". New Diorama. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
6. Off West End Theatre Awards 2014, Spotlight
7. "New Diorama wins 2016 Empty Space Peter Brook Award". WhatsOnStage. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
8. "New Diorama Wins Peter Brook Empty Space Award". New Diorama. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
9. "KQ Interview: New Diorama Theatre celebrates their 10th anniversary". Knowledge Quarter. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
10. "New Diorama win Fringe Theatre of the Year at The Stage Awards". New Diorama. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
11. "New Diorama Theatre". Young Camden Foundation. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
12. "New Diorama wins the Innovation Award at The Stage Awards". New Diorama. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
13. "Fringe Theatre of the Year 2022!". New Diorama. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
14. "Critics' Circle Theatre Awards – watch the winners' interviews". 18 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
15. Maltby, Kate (14 November 2023). "Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2023". The Critics' Circle. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
16. "Container review at the New Diorama Theatre, London: Unfocused". The Stage. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
17. "Container, New Diorama Theatre Review". Theatre & Tonic. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
18. "For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy". Royal Court. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
19. "For Black Boys Ensemble Win Stage Debut Award". New Diorama. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
20. "Double Design Win at Offies 2021". New Diorama. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
21. "Review: Operation Mincemeat (New Diorama Theatre)". 20 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
22. "Operation Mincemeat Transfers to the West End". New Diorama. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2025.