Nottingham New Theatre

The Nottingham New Theatre

Main entrance to the building
Address	University Park Campus Nottingham United Kingdom
Capacity	86 seats in main space, variable seating in studios
Construction
Rebuilt	Housing building demolished and theatre renovated and extended over the summer of 2012
Website
newtheatre.org.uk

Coordinates: 52°56′17.2″N 1°11′45.4″W / 52.938111°N 1.195944°W / 52.938111; -1.195944

The Nottingham New Theatre is a playhouse and production company based on University Park Campus, Nottingham, England. It is funded in part by the University of Nottingham Students' Union and constitutes one of the Union's 10 Student-Run Services. It is the only entirely student-run theatre in England. The current president is Niamh Caines.

The New Theatre was established in 1969, and was originally housed in the Archaeology and Classics building of the University of Nottingham. In 2001 an extended foyer was added to the building, following a donation from an alumnus of the University.

The summer of 2012 saw an extensive redevelopment of the building housing the New Theatre. The former Archaeology and Classics building was demolished from the site; leaving the New Theatre as a freestanding building. Parts of the old building were retained and repurposed as new rehearsal rooms, and a studio space; as well as a significant remodeling of the dressing room, and extending the foyer.

All aspects of the theatre are run by the 17 members of the New Theatre committee, although the producer and director of individual shows are given a large degree of autonomy with regards to their productions.

The theatre's productions are open to the public and any student at the University of Nottingham can become a member. Members receive discounts on theatre tickets and can get involved in running the theatre. Each semester a 'proposals meeting' is held by the committee at which members can suggest a play that they wish to direct. Once the upcoming season's plays are chosen by the committee, auditions are held by the production team of each play. As soon as the plays have been cast at the 'casting meeting', production teams are given a budget by the theatre treasurer and allowed a certain amount of autonomy, with the support of the Productions Co-ordinator on hand if they need it.