Norwich Playhouse

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The Norwich Playhouse is a theatre in St George's Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

The theatre opened in 1995 in a nineteenth-century building that was once a maltings, and is a 300-seat receiving house for theatre arts including comedy, music, and cabaret. The theatre's bar opened in 1998.^[1]^[2]

In March 2018 the Playhouse won a Chortle Award, naming it the Best Comedy Venue in the East & Midlands.^[3] Comedians who have appeared at the theatre include Mark Watson, Tim Minchin, and Sara Pascoe. Television personality and theatre actor Stephen Fry is a patron.

References

^ "Norwich Playhouse". Norwich Tonight. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
^ Southwell, Connor. "Norwich's Playhouse Bar celebrates 20th anniversary". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^ Wyllie, Sophie. "Norwich theatre voted as one of Britain's top comedy venues". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

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Norwich Playhouse

52°37′56″N 1°17′39″E / 52.6321°N 1.2943°E / 52.6321; 1.2943

[1] "Norwich Playhouse". Norwich Tonight. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

[2] Southwell, Connor. "Norwich's Playhouse Bar celebrates 20th anniversary". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[3] Wyllie, Sophie. "Norwich theatre voted as one of Britain's top comedy venues". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

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