About Arcola Theatre

'A timely reminder of the artistically engaged ethic that has underpinned Arcola Theatre’s astonishing achievement over the past decade.' - Lucy Powell, Time Out 2010

Founded in 2000 by Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen and Executive Producer Leyla Nazli, Arcola Theatre is now one of the most respected arts venues in the UK - blazing a trail in artistic excellence since day-one. Arcola has become well known for the variety of its programming– from new writing to classic drama, music and comedy.

Now located at Dalston Junction, Arcola Theatre is housed in a converted paint factory and is a favourite of established theatre literati as well as young, upwardly mobile innovators.

Our in-house productions are complemented by groundbreaking work in Studio 2 from some of the most exciting young companies in the world. Arcola is much more than an arts venue and runs one of the most extensive multi-cultural community and youth programmes in East London.

‘Arcola Theatre brings the very best of the worlds performing and visual arts to the people of the world living and working in London’ The Guardian

Reader Reviews

Dead On Her Feet (Arcola, Inner London)

Score	Comment	Date
	Fantastic evening of theatre - Jos Vantyler was particularly mesmerising and the rest of the cast were superb. The first half is stronger than the second but it's well worth seeing. - Jim MacS	04 Nov 12
	Not only terrible, I didn't understand how on earth the Arcola could consider putting this on. Worthy, undramatic, no story to speak of, and says nothing about Hackney, London or Britain of today. What is the point? - Jeremy Vasquez Del Puta	02 Nov 12
	Superbly acted especially Jos Vantyler as the marathon dance promoter Mel Carney though with very strong ensemble acting. It incisively and vividly depicts how the piss-poor economic market meltdown in the 1920s gave rise to a slick trickster dance impresario who pisses from a great height on the dirt poor of America. - Mick Ellison	21 Oct 12
	A sinister journey of Laughs, emotion and energy - all hinged on good old american cheese ! An unforgettable evening of entertaining and moving theatre. - G S	05 Oct 12

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