The Print Room

I’ve been to this tiny theatre a few times and always been amazed at the transformation of the space. I keep going back because they select really interesting, rarely done or newly written plays and they’re always sensitively staged and well produced. That said, it’s awfully pricey – the last show I saw came out to 3 minutes of performance per pound! Which probably explains why it’s always full of old, rich people. It is, as the name says, in a building that used to be a print shop, which is cute in the advertising but less so when you’re crammed around the little reception desk waiting to be let in to your seats and all the old people are complaining because there’s only one place to sit down outside of the theatre. They could stand to build a real lobby. Also I have an issue with their posters looking very samey. I started out this review by giving them a 4, but I’ve talked myself out of it in the course of writing! Still, it’s the place to go to see something you won’t see anywhere else… but that somehow still won’t offend the old people. Strikes an interesting balance.