@sohoplace is a

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operated by

Nimax Theatres Nimax Theatres is a theatre group owned and operated by Nica Burns and Max Weitzenhoffer. History In July 2005, Weitzenhoffer and Burns announced they were forming Nimax to buy four of London’s playhouses from Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew ...

. It is adjacent to the site of the previous London Astoria, as part of development around the

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Tottenham Court Road station Tottenham Court Road is an interchange station in the St Giles, London, St Giles area of the West End of London for London Underground and Elizabeth line services. The London Underground station is served by the Central line (London Undergrou ...

. It is the first purpose-built West End theatre to be opened in 50 years. It opened on 15 October 2022, with a production of the play '' Marvellous''.

History

@sohoplace was built as part of the

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project to redevelop St Giles Circus. This included the demolition of the London Astoria in 2009. Following the opening of the

in May 2022, it was announced that Nimax Theatres would open the new 602-seat theatre in late 2022. The overall development was designed by architects AHMM, whilst Haworth Tompkins designed the auditorium. Derwent London were the developer and Laing O’Rourke constructed the theatre.

Production history

* 2022: '' Marvellous'' * 2022: ''

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'' * 2023: ''

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'' * 2023: ''

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'' * 2023: '' The Little Big Things'' * 2024: ''Red Pitch'' * 2024: '' Heathers: The Musical'' * 2024: '' Death of England'' trilogy * 2024: '' White Rabbit Red Rabbit'' * 2024: ''Sensory Cinders'' * 2024: '' A Christmas Carol-ish'' * 2025: ''

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Building

In addition to the 602-seat

auditorium An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens. Auditoriums can be found in entertainment venues, community halls, and t ...

, the theatre includes a rehearsal room, actors'

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, bar, restaurant and a terrace. There is also a large digital front-of-house screen on

Charing Cross Road Charing Cross Road is a street in central London running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus (the intersection with Oxford Street), which then merges into Tottenham Court Road. It leads from the north in the direc ...

References

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