Tricycle Theatre
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Tricycle Theatre
The Tricycle Theatre is located on Kilburn High Road in Kilburn in the London Borough of Brent, England. It is a publicly subsidised performing arts venue which specialises in new work with political themes, including plays by Irish, African-Caribbean, Jewish and Asian writers, reflecting the mix of communities in the area.The Tricycle Theatre was founded in 1980, and rebuilt after being destroyed by a fire in 1987. The complex has been expanded several times and now comprises a 230 seat theatre, a 300 seat cinema, a large rehearsal studio, a visual arts studio for educational use (the Paint Box), a smaller theatre/workshop space (the James Baldwin Studio), a workshop room (the Creative Space), a cafe-bar and an art gallery.
In recent years it has been noted for staging 'plays' based on public inquiries, such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Hutton Inquiry and the Savile Bloody Sunday inquiry. These are verbatim reconstructions of excerpts of the inquiries, staged in dry and realistic fashion, without a clear start, end or plot.
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I’m only becoming to realise what a gem the Tricycle is. They have an excellent programme of theatre and cinema events, which also includes a great line-up of events for the little ones on Saturdays.
In the last year, I’ve seen Burn After reading, some great plays and on a wet December afternoon the little one has made animals out of balloons and sung Christmas songs with a room full on NW6ers under 9. And the best thing is, its within walking distance.
I've seen a lot of great plays here in the last year, "Let there be love" by Kwame Kwei-Armah or the Mark Thomas Project are case in point. A real community run venue with activities for kids, plays, great movies you may have missed and a decent cafe and bar. It's a little hidden away from the High Street which is a shame but its a great venue all the same.
