New West End theatre to open in autumn

A new build West End theatre will open this autumn, the first for 50 years.

The theatre, called @sohoplace, forms part of a £300m regeneration project led by property giants Derwent London in a corner of Soho recently named Soho Place, the first new street name in Soho in 72 years.

@sohoplace features a 602-seat auditorium, a creatives' floor with rehearsal space, actors’ Green room, bar and terrace, and a ground floor with a public restaurant and bar. It is owned by West End producer Nica Burns and operated by Nimax Theatres. Details of the first production are expected soon.

Burns says she wanted to create a theatre that adds a different dimension to the West End landscape.

“The incredible team of engineers pulled off the greatest of structural feats, building over a major underground transport hub – a challenging place to build a theatre – achieving perfect acoustics and no vibrations.”

The project was designed by architect Simon Allford who said @sohoplace is “undoubtedly the most complex and delightful project I have ever worked on: the highly engineered architecture and design of a Swiss watch but built on an urban scale."