The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre
The theatre and to the right, administrative offices in the old Georgian brew house. | |
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| Address | Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1JL Taunton England |
| Coordinates | 51°01′05″N 3°06′08″W / 51.0181°N 3.1022°W |
| Owner | Somerset Council |
| Designation | The Georgian brew house is a Listed Building Grade II |
| Type | Provincial |
| Capacity | 352 |
| Current use | Theatre and arts centre |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Closed | February 2013 - April 2014 |
| Years active | 1977 - Present |
| Website | |
| https://www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/ | |
Taunton Brewhouse (previously The Brewhouse) is the largest theatre and arts centre in Taunton, the county town of Somerset, England.
The building opened on 28 March 1977, on the banks of the River Tone, and offers a purpose-built 352-seat auditorium, a supporting 60-seat versatile studio space for performances, classes and conferences, and an exhibition space. It hosts a programme of live professional and amateur theatre productions; live folk, rock, and pop music; comedians; popular and independent cinema; live broadcasts from major international venues, such as London's National Theatre and The Royal Opera House; and visual arts exhibitions.
Its first professional production was Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests, starring the, then, unknown David Jason.