Today's addition to the ranks of my 'Just a Small One' columns is the Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate which is one of the most well known small theatres in the country. It consists of a former double garage/coach house built in the late Victorian period which was converted in the 1980s to a theatre space. Between the 80s and late Noughties there was a drama club on the premises and an entertainment agency as well as the Theatre. Sadly the theatre closed and was put up for sale in 2009.
However the good news it that it is now open once again after being purchased last year. It was purchased by a family group who pooled resources to buy up this important venue. They now have their own theatre company based out of the venue called the Tom Thumb Players. It looks like things are on the up once again for the Tom Thumb Theatre and with only 60 seats (according to BBC Kent) it looks to be a nice intimate space. They also seem to be starting some really interesting projects including in April 2 'Play in a Day' for performers 11+ where they will get to create, rehearse and perform a play with professional actors in one day. Priced at £20 for the day it is a very well thought out little project and in this writers opinion the sort of workshop young actors and talents should experience. There is lots happening at the Tom Thumb in the next month or so, so please check out their website here. You can also follow them on Twitter and join their Facebook page/group by just searching for them on each site.
Its great to see a creative little theatre back from the brink of complete closure, I really hope they go from strength to strength.
As always feel free to leave comments below or email me at chrisandrewpilgrim@yahoo.co.uk
Xtofer
PS: Special thanks to reader Andrew for sending me the link to their website in the first place
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