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Blue Elephant Theatre

London, Italy

Blue Elephant Theatre

The Blue Elephant Theatre was a 50-seat fringe theatre situated in the borough of Southwark in London. It was established in 1999 by Antonio Ribeiro. Niamh de Valera and Jo Sadler-Lovett are co-Artistic Directors of Blue Elephant Theatre, jointly programming the theatre's seasons since 2013. The the

atre has an eclectic programme, promoting cross-art-form work and all forms of theatre from physical and dance theatre to new writing and classics. Its aim is to nurture new and emerging artists across the performing arts. These have included Mamoru Iriguchi (Evening Standard Best Design Award-winner 2009), Levantes Dance Theatre (Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award-Winner 2009), George Mann received the 2009 Offie for "Best Solo Performer" (''The Stage'') and Paul Morris received the 2009 Off West End Adopt A Playwright award. and Carlos Pons Guerra (nominated for Emerging Artist Award, National Dance Awards 2015). Jasmine Cullingford preceded de Valera and Sadler-Lovett as artistic director of the theatre. In 2009 Cullingford won the Best Venue Manager award from Fringe Report and in October 2013 the Blue Elephant won the inaugural Southwark Arts Forum Performing Arts Award for work...

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