Welcome to Studio Salford
Studio Salford is an umbrella group representing and promoting several theatre companies, raising the profile of Salford as a viable artistic location and promoting artists from all over Salford and Manchester. Our performance venue is the intimate and unique space upstairs at The King's Arms, 11 Bloom Street, Salford 3. [Map]
"...facilitator to the underground, to great acclaim... original, innovative performances written, directed and acted by local talent"
- THE INDEPENDENT
"Be the envy of your friends and say you saw it first at the ever-adventurous Studio Salford." - Kevin Bourke, M.E.N.
"...a haven for Mancs looking to host leftfield theatre / poetry / music events" - ARENA MAGAZINE
"Studio Salford is at the top of the fringe" - CITY LIFE
COMING NEXT HALF A PERSON
By Gavin Crippin. Presented by A' Rebours Theatre Company.
A' Rebours Theatre Company bring the play Half a Person to Studio Salford for their debut production in the space. Half a Person is the second play written by Manchester based writer Gavin Crippin. Previously performed in April to packed houses at Nexus Arts Café in the Northern Quarter, this production sees a slightly tweaked cast and a re worked production specifically designed for Studio Salford. [more info]
Dates: Wed 8th Sep - Sat 11th Sep Starts: 8.00pm Ends: TBC Tickets: £7 / £5 reserve tickets
Latest News
OUT & ABOUT
All our In House Companies are still "Out & About" taking their shows there and showing them while there, what we're all about - here! Click on "Out & About" to see where they're all at.
NEW SEASON
Keep an eye out here, for all the latest! Our new season is being programmed as we type! Keep enjoying the Summer!
IN HOUSE COMPANY NEWS
We're chuffed to announce the arrival of THREE new In House Companies taking in the King's as their new home under the Studio Salford banner. Don't Look Up Theatre Company is headed by renowned artist on the undergound scene, Kate Gilbert, who produced Watching Stars last year. Balloon Head Productions are now on board after producing Wednesday & Tag Team. They are headed by new writer Ian Winterton. If anyone saw As We Forgive Them by Richard Vergette then you'll be happy to know that Ensemble 52 have also been voted in to join our group, headed by Andy Pearson & Richard Vergette. To find out more about all our companies, check out the In House Company page.
And In House Company Mediamedea’s Beautiful House, by Cathy Crabb, is now going on to even greater things after being selected to take part in the Library Theatre's Re:Play Festival at the beginning of last year. Beautiful House has now been commissioned by the Library Theatre itself, to be staged in Spring this year, 22nd April - 8th May 2010. And Mediamedea have even more news to share with us - Moving Pictures, which premiered in our first year here in 2004, goes "Out & About" to the Lowry, Fri 2nd - Sun 4th July.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE KING'S
For WINNING Best Pub In Salford and coming a close runner-up in the Greater Manchester section! Check out the King's Arms page where you will also find links to their Facebook page etc., and information concerning all other forthcoming events this Summer.