The Minerva Theatre is a
studio theatre
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seating 310 at full capacity. It is run as part of the adjacent
Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II* listed building situated in Oaklands Park in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, it was opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Mart ...
, located in
Chichester
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,
England
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, and was opened in April 1989 with
Sam Mendes
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as its first artistic director. The current
artistic director
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is Justin Audibert.
Productions
University of Chichester
In November 2009, The Minerva allowed the
University of Chichester's Musical Theatre Degree programme to perform a run of ''
Oh, What a Lovely War!'', lasting a week. The show was well received and garnered positive reviews. It was directed by Garth Bardsley, with musical direction by Julian Kelly.
References
External links
Chichester Festival Theatre website
Theatres completed in 1989
Buildings and structures in Chichester
Tourist attractions in Chichester
Studio theatres in England
Theatres in West Sussex
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