Theatres · South East England
Salisbury Playhouse
Salisbury Playhouse is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Salisbury · 0.5 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Salisbury Playhouse is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Coordinates: 51.0703°, -1.7999°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Salisbury Playhouse is a theatre in the English city of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Built in 1976, it comprises the 517-seat Main House and the 149-seat Salberg Studio, a rehearsal room, a daytime café, and a community and education space. It is part of Arts Council England's National Portfolio of Organisations, and also receives regular funding from Wiltshire Council and Salisbury City Council. It is the largest of the three performance spaces within Wiltshire Creative.
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Background
Description
Plays in the Main House are often own or co-produced works, of which there are between eight and ten a year. The Playhouse also houses touring productions and a variety of events as part of the Salisbury International Arts Festival. The Studio programme is the focus for the theatre's work for and with young people, which includes toured-in work, work from its Youth Theatre called Stage '65, and workshop productions. The Playhouse's Tesco Community & Education Space and Rehearsal Room opened in July 2007. In 2018, the charity which runs the theatre amalgamated with Salisbury Arts Centre and Salisbury International Arts Festival and was renamed Wiltshire Creative. The artistic director is…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0703, -1.7999
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Salisbury
- Postcode
- SP2 7RA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- Established
- 1976
- Nearest railway station
- Salisbury — 0.5 km
Sources
- osm: w245256332 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Salisbury Playhouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Salisbury Playhouse.jpeg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Salisbury Playhouse?
- Salisbury Playhouse is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP2 7RA), in the parish of Salisbury.
- When was Salisbury Playhouse built?
- Built or established in 1976.
- Who owns Salisbury Playhouse?
- Salisbury Playhouse is owned by Wiltshire Creative.
- Is Salisbury Playhouse a protected site?
- Yes — Salisbury Playhouse is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Salisbury Playhouse?
- The nearest railway station is Salisbury, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SP2 7RA.