Trafalgar Entertainment acquires Nicholas Hytner’s Bridge theatre | Theatre
London’s Bridge theatre, opened in 2017 by former National Theater duo Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr, has been acquired by Trafalgar Entertainment in a sale that also includes the Lightroom venue for immersive arts shows. Trafalgar Entertainment now owns the duo’s London Theater Company (LTC).
“After nine years, it feels like the right time to move on,” Hytner said. bridge theater – featuring a flexible auditorium that seats 900 – as an “exciting experience”. Hytner directed many of Bridge’s hits, including the opening promenade-style production of Julius Caesar and the long-running Guys and Dolls, which ended with the audience dancing along with the cast. Hytner directed Far From the Bridge, Giant at the Royal Court, which recently transferred to the West End and Broadway, and will stage James Graham’s new play The Standard of Living in the West End in September.
“I couldn’t be more in awe of the artists and colleagues responsible for producing such unforgettable productions and creating a theater that is quickly becoming audiences’ favorite venue,” Hytner said. “And I am immensely grateful to these audiences for their enthusiasm and loyalty.”
Hytner and Starr worked together at the National Theater for more than a decade; The first worked as an artistic director and the second as an administrative director. Starr, LTC’s co-founder and outgoing CEO, said: “When we started this project, we wanted to build a theater that was truly contemporary, flexible, ambitious and open to as many people as possible. Since then, the Bridge has hosted an extraordinary range of productions and artists and shown how adaptable and resilient theater can be.”
Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire, founders and joint CEOs of Trafalgar Entertainment, said: “The Bridge is a successful and much-loved part of London’s cultural offering and Lightroom is establishing itself as a major London attraction. Our focus is to continue this momentum across both areas. We know what the Bridge means to its audiences, what is required to support its growth, development, sustainability and continued success, and we are committed to playing our part in taking the London Theater Company to the next level, creating new opportunities.” “We’re proud that partnerships and creative collaborations with producers contribute to what makes it so special.”
Panter and Squire founded Trafalgar Entertainment in 2017. It operates more than 20 venues in the UK and Australia, including the Trafalgar theater in the West End and the 1,575-seat British Airways theater opening in west London next year.
light room Riveting shows about David Hockney, Vogue and David Bowie were presented at King’s Cross. LTC’s next production at the Bridge, near Tower Bridge, is The Oresteia, written and directed by Simon Stone, after Aeschylus. This film replaces Stone’s version of Chekhov’s Ivanov, which was postponed to summer 2027 due to a “scheduling issue” for star Chris Pine. Into the Woods, the Olivier award-winning musical of The Bridge Transfer to West End in September.
