Unicorn Theatre

Theatre in Bermondsey

Address
147 Tooley Street, Bermondsey, SE1 2HZ

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Telephone
020 7645 0560

Category
Theatres

Region
Bermondsey

Nearest Station
London Bridge
0.26 miles

Website
unicorntheatre.com

Opening Summary
Mon to Sat: 10am to 6pm (or an hour before the first performance)
Sun: 10am to 3pm

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Covid 19 Information
The building is cleaned daily.

FOH staff will ask audiences to sanitise their hands when entering the building and again before going into the auditorium.

FOH staff will clean high touch points such as tables and chairs with anti-bacterial spray and wipes, in between each performance.

We use an air handling unit which brings fresh air from the outside into the theatre. The system is set to its maximum capacity of 50% fresh air, meeting government guidance for ventilation.

The Unicorn Theatre is the UK’s leading theatre for audiences aged 2-21, serving over 70,000 children, young people and families every year through its professional performances, participation and other events.

Founded in 1947 by Caryl Jenner, the company originally operated out of the back of a van, and toured theatre for children into schools and community centres. The Unicorn was subsequently based at the Arts Theatre in London’s West End for many years, before moving into its current home at London Bridge in 2005.

Today, the Unicorn building has two theatres, two rehearsal rooms and four floors of public space dedicated to producing and presenting work for audiences aged 2 to 21.

It is a central part of the Unicorn’s mission to commission new work, to tour, to be accessible to all and to encourage exchange and collaboration between theatre-makers from different countries and traditions, coming together to develop ideas and projects.

'This is a theatre that goes beyond the play itself to give guests a thoroughly fun and enriching experience.'
WhatsOnStage

'Impossible not to be entertained.'
A Younger Theatre