The inside story of how a venue, once condemned as an 'expensive disaster', turned itself around to become one of the most successful regional theatres in the country, and now aims to become the UK's home of new musicals.
This year, Curve in Leicester celebrated its seventh birthday. Some doubted whether this theatre, which cost £61 million pounds, would ever survive that long. Leicester City Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, once said building Curve was 'the most expensive and disastrous project this city has ever seen'. The construction was £35 million over budget. Yet, despite dramatic cuts in Arts Council funding, the venue is proving to be a huge commercial and artistic success. On Stage spent six months filming behind the scenes at Curve to find out how this so-called 'inside out theatre' has brought in new audiences.
