Arcola Theatre
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Arcola Theatre is a renowned Fringe theatre on Arcola Street, Dalston, London Borough of Hackney, which aims to create and present high-quality theatre with a social and political relevance to its multicultural local community as well as a wider audience.
The theatre has a large black box space and two smaller studios below. There is a basic café and bar in the foyer that is open to the public all day, every day and night. The theatre runs a number of community arts activities such as youth drama and a writers' programme.
[edit] History
Arcola Theatre was founded by Mehmet Ergen, the present artistic director, in September 2000. The building was formerly a textile factory and celebrated this with its fifth anniversary production, "The Factory Girls" by Frank McGuiness.
