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About Barbican Theatre London
The Barbican Theatre opened in March 1982. Designed by architects Chamberlain, Powell and Bon the theatre is part of the Barbican Centre which includes 3 cinemas, a library, a concert hall and a studio theatre. Formerly home to the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Barbican was transformed to a dance, opera and musical theatre in 1997 to an exorbitant cost of £1.9 million, which paid off
when the theatre re-opened in September 1997 with three impressive performances by the Royal Opera House. An unique feature at the Barbican is its auditorium where seats are on 3 narrow tiers jutting out above each other thus placing all seats at a maximum distance of 65 feet from the stage. There are a total of 1168 seats. The Royal Shakespeare Company still carries out seasonal performances, while the Barbican Centre’s – ‘international theatre’ season is on show all year round.
Location…
The Barbican Centre is located in London’s financial district and close to numerous well known hotels, classy restaurants and London’s best shopping venues. Travel is very convenient with the Barbican Tube providing connections to all parts of the city and a number of well known tourist sites which are just minutes away. For a more laid back mode of travel, the big black taxi’s of London are freely available and provide comfortable, spacious transportation to any location. |
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