East London’s Arcola Theatre is building a new outdoor performance space.
Arcola Outside will be a new venue constructed on a previously derelict site opposite the theatre building. The large, covered open-air structure will hold around 80, socially distanced, people.
Isn’t it crazy to open a new theatre space in a lockdown? “I would say it’s the opposite of crazy,” protests Arcola executive director Ben Todd, affably. “It’s probably the most sensible thing we’ve ever done.”
