A NEW theatre is coming to the UK and it is set to be the largest in England.
Given the green light for London, a new 3,000-seat theatre is set to be built in Greenwich.
The theatre will be on the eastern side of Greenwich Peninsula and will be split into two auditoriums, each with 1,500 seats.
Once complete, the Troubadour Theatre will overtake the London Coliseum with 2,359 seats, as the biggest theatre in the capital, as well as England.
It won’t quite be the biggest in the UK though, as that title will remain with the Edinburgh Playhouse, which has 3,059 seats.
Construction on the new theatre is expected to start this June and take nine months to complete.
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The Troubadour already operates two other theatres in London – one in Wembley Park and the other in Canary Wharf, which opened in October last year and is currently home to The Hunger Games: On Stage.
At Troubadour Wembley Park, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express is currently playing.
The Greenwich theatre wouldn’t be permanent though, as planning permission has only been granted for a decade, after which the land would be used for tower blocks of flats.
These plans form part of the Greenwich Peninsula Masterplan, which will make the area “an expression of the world’s boldest architects”.
The development will span across 195 acres and create 17,500 homes.
There will also be 47 acres of open public space which will include a creative hub.
New shops and office spaces will open too, with a focus on the creative industries.
A large part of this will be a new Design District.
And there will be The Tide – a mile long park for pedestrians and cyclists with access to the riverfront.
The whole development is then set for completion in 2043.
There have been a number of new openings in the area recently as well including The Dial – a three-floor microbrewery.
On the lower floor, visitors will find a tap room home to brewing facilities.
The first floor is then focused on live sports screenings and the top floor is where visitors will find a rooftop bar with a terrace.
In May last year, The Telegraph revealed how Greenwich had become one of London’s “loveliest spots”.
The publication said: “Greenwich’s riverside pubs, bustling market and impressive museums make it the ideal place for a weekend escape (even if you live in London).”
One of the main attractions of Greenwich is its sprawling green park – which if you climb to the top of, you will find the spot where the Prime Meridian line splits the globe in two.
Here you can explore a museum as well as head inside a planetarium.
For a bite to eat, head to Greenwich Market Food Court to pick up some street food.
It is open daily and features a range of cuisines including Indian, Sicilian and Ethiopian.
Near the riverfront, you will also find a ship seemingly suspended in mid air.
The Cutty Sark used to carry tea from China to London, with the first voyage taking place in 1870.
Known as a clipper – which is a fast, three-masted sailing vessel – the ship spent eight years in the tea trade.
Visitors can explore the ship, with tickets costing £22 per adult and £11 per child.
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