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Bridge Theatre (New York)
The Bridge Theatre is a commercial theatre near Tower Bridge in London that opened in October 2017. It was developed by Nick Starr and Nicholas Hytner as the home of the London Theatre Company, which they founded following their tenancy as executive director and artistic director, respectively, at the Royal National Theatre, National Theatre. Format The theatre seats 900 and is a flexible space to accommodate each production. For example, the opening production, ''Young Marx (play), Young Marx'', featured a traditional proscenium arrangement, ''Julius Caesar (play), Julius Caesar'' (2018), ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (2019) and ''Guys and Dolls'' (2023-25) had the stalls seating removed with the audience standing around moving and raising platforms offering an Theatre in the round, in-the-round immersive experience in promenade and ''Nightfall'' (2018) was performed on a thrust stage. It was reported that the theatre cost £12 million to build. Production history * ''Young M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, and the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge (dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese) is one of the oldest arch bridges still in existence and use. Etymology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' traces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
