Our History
Originally based in Highgate, and currently putting on three to four productions each year, Theatre in the Square was formed 58 years ago
when we used the name The Gatehouse Theatre Club. This was because in 1967 our
first production was at The Gatehouse pub in Highgate Village.
Since then we have presented over 250 productions including new plays, original revues, and radio theatre.
After leaving the Gatehouse Pub, we have
performed at several venues including the Hampstead Theatre, Mermaid Theatre, The Three
Horseshoes, Great Northern Theatre, Springfield Theatre, Highgate Literary &
Scientific Institute, Dyne House (Highgate School Theatre), Kenwood House, Burgh House in Hampstead, the Bridewell Theatre, the RSC Main Stage Stratford, Theatro Technis, the Rosemary Branch Theatre, The Lion & Unicorn, Kentish Town, The Bridewell Theatre, Incognitos Theatre (Friern Barnet), Pentameters Theatre (Hampstead), Hill Street Theatre, (Edinburgh), King Alfred's School Phoenix Theatre (Golders Green) and St Mary's Church Hendon..
For some time we were fortunate to be able to use the United Reformed Church in Highgate but to avoid confusion with the ‘Upstairs at the Gatehouse’ theatre we changed our name in 2007. We are still a registered charity called the Gatehouse Theatre Club, operating as Theatre in the Square.
Since 1968 we have been regularly invited to perform at the Minack Open Air Theatre, Porthcurno, in Cornwall. This provides an opportunity
for a week’s performance in an unusual setting with the sea as a backdrop. From
1968 onwards we have taken very varied plays to Minack and played in front of
over 68,000 people during this period. We were proud to have been asked to return in September 2022 with our production of Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskill adapted by Robert Alderman.
Our production of Mirandolina by Ranjit Bolt after Carlo Goldoni, saw us travelling to the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2023.
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Last updated: 2 January 2025