Park Theatre was formed by Artistic Director, Jez Bond and Creative Director, Melli Marie, who spent six years on the search for a space suited to their vision.

Having discovered a vacant office block near to Finsbury Park station in 2010, the pair impressively set out raising £2.6 million to transform the run-down building into a thriving and vibrant new theatre. With the support of local residents, the press, and renowned names within the theatre community – including stars such as Ian McKellen and Alan Rickman – the duo’s hard work was realised with the theatre’s opening in 2013.

Park Theatre has two performance spaces: a 200-seat auditorium, Park200, which features a thrust stage and a 90-seat performance space, Park90. The former of these intimate venues uses electric engineering to block out the natural light allowed into the space.

The innovative ethos of the theatre also extends into Park Theatre’s Script Accelerator programme, which invites aspiring playwrights and fresh theatre companies to pitch their ideas, with six applicants winning the prize each year.