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The theatre’s interior will be designed by Haworth Tompkins
Haworth Tompkins has been appointed to design the interiors of the first major new London theatre since Denys Lasdun’s National Theatre opened on the South Bank 45 years ago.
The appointment was made by Trafalgar Entertainment which has just signed a 70-year lease as tenant of the new theatre, in a deal said to be worth £100m.
The 1,575 theatre will be part of the £1.3bn redevelopment of the Olympia exhibition centre designed by Heatherwick Studio and Spparc.
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Performing Arts Centre on Hammersmith Road, at the other end of the site
Heatherwick and Haworth Tompkins reveal new images of Olympia Theatre
1/20 New visuals (May 2021): Heatherwick Studio and Haworth Tompkins propose Olympia theatre exterior
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3/20 Overview of site: Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC Architects proposals to revamp London s Olympia - new visual May 2021
4/20 Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC Architects proposals to revamp London s Olympia - as approved in January 2019
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6/20 Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC Architects proposals to revamp London s Olympia - submitted for planning in October 2018
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7/20 Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC Architects proposals to revamp London s Olympia - submitted for planning in October 2018
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8/20 Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC Architects proposals to revamp London s Olympia - submitted for planning in October 2018
Olympia London has announced a new signing with Trafalgar Entertainment, who will be taking on a 70-year lease to run a theatre with a 1,575-seat auditorium. It will be the largest new permanent theatre build of its kind to open in London since the National Theatre in 1976.
Olympia London’s redevelopment will see owners Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International funding over £1.3bn to expand the site. The plans have been informed by five years of research with event organisers, exhibitors and visitors whose feedback included the desire for overnight accommodation, additional onsite working spaces, more options for restaurants and bars, and pre and post-event entertainment.
Trafalgar Entertainment’s new London theatre at Olympia
May 14, 2021 Last updated:
May 13, 2021
Trafalgar Entertainment agrees on 70-year lease of major new London theatre at Olympia. The 1,575-seat venue will be the largest new permanent theatre build to open in London since the National Theatre in 1976. Olympia – credit Heatherwick Studio – We are Narrativ.
Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International (DFI) – developers of the £1.3 billion regeneration of Olympia as a world-leading cultural destination – announce a major agreement with the premium international live entertainment business, Trafalgar Entertainment, to run the site’s new 1,575-seat theatre. The theatre will be the largest new permanent theatre build of its kind to open in London since the National Theatre in 1976.
ESPN Secures LaLiga Rights Through 2029 - Global Bulletin
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In today’s Global Bulletin, ESPN scores LaLiga rights for the next eight years; the U.K. government looks to unload Channel 4; Bavaria Fiction wraps principle shooting on its Netflix horror feature “The Privilege”; and London to get 1,575-seater theater.
SPORTS
Disney earnings call on Tuesday evening, it was announced that
ESPN had picked up a raft of sports broadcast and streaming rights in the U.S., including the next eight seasons of Spain’s top soccer competition
LaLiga.
With all matches to be made available live and on demand via