Theatres · East of England
New Wolsey Theatre
New Wolsey Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ipswich · 1.0 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
New Wolsey Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Records date its origin to 1979. Address: Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 52.0589°, 1.1481°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The New Wolsey Theatre is a producing theatre with a café & bar in Ipswich, Suffolk. It is a midsized regional theatre, with a seating capacity of 400.
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Background
History
It replaced The Arts Theatre, the town's much loved and respected Repertory Theatre for many decades and was designed by Roderick Ham for Ipswich & Suffolk New Theatre Trust. Construction was carried out between 1977 and 1979 by Haymills Contractors Ltd with Carr And Angier theatre consultants providing planning advice and design/installation of all technical systems and equipment. From 1979 to 1999 the theatre was operated by The Wolsey Theatre Company, a regional repertory company. The theatre was known for showing performances of drama, comedy and musical plays and was used almost exclusively as a producing house. Due to financial problems dating back to the mid 1990s, the operating…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0589, 1.1481
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- Ipswich
- Parish
- Ipswich, unparished area
- Postcode
- IP1 2AS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ipswich
- Established
- 1979
- Nearest railway station
- Ipswich — 1 km
- Official site
- www.wolseytheatre.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w23140573 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: New Wolsey Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich - geograph.org.uk - 290379.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Wolsey Theatre?
- New Wolsey Theatre is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP1 2AS), in the parish of Ipswich, unparished area.
- When was New Wolsey Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1979.
- Who owns New Wolsey Theatre?
- New Wolsey Theatre is owned by New Wolsey Theatre Company Ltd.
- Is New Wolsey Theatre a protected site?
- Yes — New Wolsey Theatre is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to New Wolsey Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Ipswich, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP1 2AS.