{"id":75,"date":"2014-05-28T11:10:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T11:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bearpit.meandhimclients.co.uk\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2024-02-13T09:28:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T09:28:25","slug":"about-the-bear-pit-company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebearpit.org.uk\/bear-pit-theatre-company\/about-the-bear-pit-company\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<address style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #222222;\">The Bear Pit Theatre is Stratford-upon-Avon&#8217;s first and only &#8216;little&#8217; theatre in heart of Shakespeare&#8217;s historic Warwickshire town. The venue is part of the Little Theatre Guild, which represents and works with a number of amateur and community venues across Great Britain.<\/address>\n<address style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #222222;\">\u00a0<\/address>\n<address style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #222222;\">Built in 1888, and funded by Fred Winter, this Victorian building used to host badminton and other Congregational church activites. Now in 2014, the hall has been converted into a unique 100 seat &#8216;little&#8217; theatre with all the technical equipment needed to run such a venue. The charm of this building and the work that it produces, is rustic, minimal, fresh and challenging. Our audiences support The Bear Pit Theatre because they find our work engaging but more importantly they enjoy the uniqueness of the building. 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