The UCL Bloomsbury
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The UCL Bloomsbury is a theatre on Gordon Street, Bloomsbury, Camden, London, owned by the nearby University College London.
The Theatre has a seating capacity of 550 and offers a professional programme of innovative music, drama, comedy and dance all year round. The Theatre also holds the Bloomsbury Gallery.
The theatre was opened in 1968 as the Collegiate Theatre, and was renamed the Bloomsbury Theatre in 1982. It was renamed again in 2001, to emphasise links with UCL, who use it for student productions 12 weeks a year.
Prior to its current image the Bloomsbury Theatre carried a logo drawn by cartoonist Gerald Scarfe.
The theatre building also provides access to the UCL Union Fitness Center and Clubs and Societies Center on the 3rd, 4th and 5th floors. The basement also holds one of the three University Shops and a UCL Union-run cafe, as well providing access to the Octagon Building and the UCL Refectory.
UCL alumnus Ricky Gervais has performed two of his standup shows in the theatre, where they were also filmed for release on DVD.
External links
- Official site (http://www.thebloomsbury.com/)
- RSS News Feed (http://www.thebloomsbury.com/bloomsbury.rss)