Theatres · London
The Barn Theatre
The Barn Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Welwyn Garden City · 0.8 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Barn Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Records date its origin to 1932. Coordinates: 51.7984°, -0.2150°.
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Heritage listing
The Barn Theatre, located in Welwyn Garden City, England is a Grade II listed, 17th-century timber-framed barn converted to a community theatre in 1931. It is owned by The Barn Theatre Trust and used by a local amateur theatre company, The Barn Theatre Club. It has two performance spaces: a main auditorium and a studio.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Barn Theatre, located in Welwyn Garden City, England is a Grade II listed, 17th-century timber-framed barn converted to a community theatre in 1931. It is owned by The Barn Theatre Trust and used by a local amateur theatre company, The Barn Theatre Club. It has two performance spaces: a main auditorium and a studio.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original barn or barns that form the current building were constructed from timbers dated to 1597 by dendrochronology in 2014, most probably sourced from nearby Sherrardspark Wood. The building in its current form was constructed on its present site on Handside Lane in or around 1830, as part of Lower Handside Farm. It was converted from a cowshed to a theatre in 1931 and opened in January 1932. In 1969 the Barn Theatre Club was formed from the combined Welwyn Drama Club and Welwyn Folk Players.
Architecture
There are two performance areas: The building also houses a bar, green room, dressing rooms, rehearsal space, workshop, and properties and costume stores.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7984, -0.2150
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Parish
- Welwyn Hatfield, unparished area
- Postcode
- AL8 6TN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Established
- 1932
- Nearest railway station
- Welwyn Garden City — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.barntheatre.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w192678963 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Barn Theatre WGC - geograph.org.uk - 2831022.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Barn Theatre?
- The Barn Theatre is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode AL8 6TN), in the parish of Welwyn Hatfield, unparished area.
- When was The Barn Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1932.
- Who owns The Barn Theatre?
- The Barn Theatre is owned by Barn Theatre Trust.
- Is The Barn Theatre a listed building?
- The Barn Theatre is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to The Barn Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Welwyn Garden City, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AL8 6TN.