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.
In March 2018 the Playhouse won a Chortle Award, naming it the Best Comedy Venue in the East & Midlands. 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.
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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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