‘It’s hard not to love a theatre which has a mission to give young people their first experience of quality theatre. My first encounter with the Unicorn was escorting a group of east London teenagers there for a workshop and rehearsal, and I was taken with how welcome they were made to feel. Since then I have brought classes to come and watch shows and been struck by how captivated my students were. I love the work Unicorn does because it opens up the power of theatre for sections of the community who don’t necessarily have another way into it.’
Alison Croasdale, 29, English teacher
Six of our readers talk us through their favourite London theatres – from a hidden West End gem to London's biggest amateur theatre.