Coordinates: 51°04′01″N 1°47′53″W / 51.067°N 1.798°W / 51.067; -1.798 Salisbury Playhouse is a theatre in the English county of Wiltshire. It was built in 1976 and has two theatre spaces – the Main House (517 seats) and Salberg Studio (149 seats).
Plays in the Main House are often own or co-produced work, of which there are between eight and ten a year. The Playhouse also houses touring productions and a variety of events as part of the Salisbury International Arts Festival.
The Studio programme is the focus for the theatre’s work for and with young people: which includes toured-in work, work from the Youth Theatre, Stage '65, and workshop productions. Studio shows produced by the theatre were recently re-introduced.
Salisbury Playhouse’s Tesco Community & Education Space and Rehearsal Room opened in July 2007.
The Artistic Director is Gareth Machin, who was appointed in October 2011 and the Executive Director is Sebastian Warrack, appointed October 2012.
The Board Of Trustees are Tim Crarer (Chairman), Doric Bossom, Sarah Butcher, Andy Bridewell, Tom Clay, Rosemary Macdonald, John Moret Karen Sanders Young, Susan Shaw, Simon Trewin, Cllr Stuart Wheeler (Observer), Cllr Bridget Wayman (Observer) and Cllr Jeremy Nettle (Observer).
Read more about Salisbury Playhouse: 2011 Salisbury Playhouse Productions, 2010 Salisbury Playhouse Productions, 2009 Salisbury Playhouse Productions, 2008 Salisbury Playhouse Productions