Anarchitecture Theatre

Having visited Anarchitecture Theatre, one cannot help but start to think about and question the meaning of the word Theatre’ a building or outdoor area in which plays, and other dramatic performances are given.

In the above description there is no mentioning of a performance before performance. At this Theatre It is literally that, the way interior spaces are designed one feels as if the performance has already started before you have even found the correct pathway to your seat.

The spaces and the surfaces jump at you, as if they are craving to let you know about themselves, about their history, about where they come from and what they represent. They shout out, touch me…!!! The tactile nature of the installation elevates ones’ experience, and one is miraculously dragged into this continuous performance, of the walls, of the floors, of the ceiling, of the details The surprise sense is continuous and leads you to all constructing parts of the theatre, that come together.

The level of detail is mesmerising, and these details synergistically form a whole that continuously performs and entertains prior to the ‘’real’’ theatrical performance.

The material palette is all organic. Woods, bushes, ropes, bricks, are all sourced locally. Either reclaimed from the former industrial building, or foraged on the fields not far from the Theatre itself. One cannot help but think of the parallels to the Michelin Star culinary chefs that so masterfully play with your senses to ensure a multisensory experience, with utilising products foraged not far from where their lab/restaurants perform miraculous multisensory experiences.

This is architecture and interior delicious feast, masterfully prepared and served to all the lucky visitors that will always get at least two performances for the price of one.

The meaning of theatre is redefined here, there is always a performance before performance.