Unity Theatre, Liverpool
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The Unity Theatre in Liverpool
, England
, was formed as the Merseyside Left Theatre in the 1930s. In 1944 it became Merseyside Unity Theatre.
The company was radical
and experimentalist
, staging classics alongside contemporary left wing theatre and an aim was to make theatre accessible to the working class
.
Today it is based in a converted Synagogue
in Hope Place off Hope Street
, and provides workshops and performance space.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, was formed as the Merseyside Left Theatre in the 1930s. In 1944 it became Merseyside Unity Theatre.
The company was radical
Radicalization
Radicalization is the process in which an individual changes from passiveness or activism to become more revolutionary, militant or extremist. Radicalization is often associated with youth, adversity, alienation, social exclusion, poverty, or the perception of injustice to self or others.-...
and experimentalist
Experimentalist
"Experimentalist" is a blanket term for all sorts of scientists engaged more in experimental activity than in the theoretical side of their sciences....
, staging classics alongside contemporary left wing theatre and an aim was to make theatre accessible to the working class
Working class
Working class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs , often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes...
.
Today it is based in a converted Synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
in Hope Place off Hope Street
Hope Street, Liverpool
Hope Street, Liverpool, England stretches from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral past Liverpool Cathedral to Upper Parliament Street. It contains several restaurants, hotels and bars. The road runs parallel to Rodney Street...
, and provides workshops and performance space.