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The Oxford Playhouse was the base from which Prospect Theatre Company was created by manager Elizabeth Sweeting and resident stage manager Iain Mackintosh in 1961. Between 1963 and 1976, the Prospect Theatre Company toured 75 productions to 125 theatres in 21 countries.
As a "black box" studio, [2] the theatre is suitable for in-the-round staging and other non-standard layouts. [4] It run by Balliol College Drama Society and is owned by Balliol College . [ 5 ] The theatre is named after Michael Pilch (1927–2021), who was the benefactor who enabled the theatre to be built. [ 6 ]
The charity was formed in an old corn exchange and fire station complex by the Oxford Area Arts Council in 1973. [1] [2] Many theatrical performances have taken place in the venue which for much of its early life was known as the "Old Fire Station Theatre".
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[17] [18] Many theatrical performances took place in the venue which, for much of its early life, was known as the "Old Fire Station Theatre". [19] The homelessness charity, Crisis Skylight Oxford, has shared the space, co-located with the charity, Arts at the Old Fire Station, which manages the theatre, since 2011. [20]
The New Theatre Oxford, Oxford's main commercial theatre, is on the north side of the street. For a period, it was the Apollo Theatre but it has regained its earlier name. The Burton Taylor Studio is in Gloucester Street, which runs off the north side of George Street. Number 40 on the north side is occupied by Arts at the Old Fire Station.
Today, the Gloucester Green bus station is the Oxford terminus for long-distance coach services, including services to London, coaches to Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports, and route X5 to Cambridge. [3] The bus station is too small to accommodate more than a few local bus services.
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