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Lightroom

London’s first projection-based performance venue
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  • King’s Cross
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Opened in early 2023 as a sister venue of the Bridge Theatre, this Coal Drops Yard venue is a very different prospect to its sibling in London Bridge.

Lightroom capitalises on the current craze for projection-based work by creating what is effectively a projection-based art gallery. A collaboration between Bridge boss Nicholas Hytner’s London Theatre Company and the design studio 59 Productions, it’s effectively a single gigantic gallery space with extremely sophisticated projection capability and sound design. 

The programme so far has been a thoroughly eclectic showcase for its capabilities, encompassing a David Hockney exhibition resembling a more sophisticated version of the immersive Van Gogh exhibit that toured to London recently, a Tom Hanks-narrated documentary on the Appollo missions an immersive spin-off of Apple TV’s Emmy-nominated show Prehistoric Planet featuring a score by Hans Zimmer.

Lightroom says
Lightroom is a new home for spectacular artist-led shows

Launching our programme with a collaboration with David Hockney, we invite the world’s leading creative minds to use our vast space and revolutionary technology to create something completely new.

Lightroom is located in King’s Cross on Lewis Cubitt Square, adjacent to Coal Drops Yard and Central St Martin’s. The innovative showspace was designed by 59 Productions in close collaboration with Haworth Tompkins, who have designed the venue as a sister space to the award-winning Bridge Theatre. Along with a generous Foyer and gift shop, the space also contains a bar and seating area run by St John.

Lightroom is a joint venture between 59 Productions and London Theatre Company. Lightroom’s CEO is Richard Slaney and its executive chair is Nick Starr, co-founder of London Theatre Company. Lightroom is backed by a group of investors led by Sir Leonard Blavatnik who is represented by Danny Cohen, President of Access Entertainment; and Mike Sherwood, former co-CEO of Goldman Sachs Internation

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Address
12 Lewis Cubitt Square
London
N1C 4DY
Transport:
tube: Kings Cross
Opening hours:
Mon – Wed: 9:45–21:00; Thu – Sat: 9:45–22:30; Sun: 9:45–18:00
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