Digital Theatre (website)

Digital Theatre is a company that provides digital platforms for the arts. Founded by Robert Delamere and Tom Shaw and launched in London in 2009, the company produces and licenses high-definition films of stage productions that can be streamed on demand for both consumer and educational purposes.

In 2011, Digital Theatre's flagship digital educational platform Digital Theatre+ was launched, providing institutions around the world with access to productions and educational resources to support the teaching of English and Drama.

Digital Theatre was acquired by ScaleUp Capital (formerly Root Capital LLP) in 2015.[1] In 2019, former head of BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds Neelay Patel was appointed CEO.[2]

Partners

Digital Theatre partners with a number of major theatre companies to produce and license productions for the platform. Partners include Sonia Friedman Productions, Almeida Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, Royal Opera House, English Touring Theatre, Eclipse, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Old Vic and Frantic Assembly.[3]

Original productions

As well as licensing productions from partner companies, Digital Theatre also produces original live captures of stage productions in the UK.

YearProductionPlaywrightDirectorCompanyTheatreRef.
2009Over ThereMark RavenhillMark Ravenhill and Ramin GrayRoyal Court TheatreRoyal Court Theatre[4]
2009The ContainerClare BayleyTom WrightYoung Vic[5]
2009The Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespearePaul HunterRoyal Shakespeare Company and Told by an IdiotClapham Community Project[6]
2009Far from the Madding CrowdAdapted by Mark HealeyKate SaxonEnglish Touring TheatreYvonne Arnaud Theatre[7]
2010Kafka's MonkeyAdapted by Colin TeevanWalter MeierjohannYoung Vic[8]
2010Parlour SongJez ButterworthIan RicksonAlmeida TheatreAlmeida Theatre[9]
2011All My SonsArthur MillerHoward DaviesApollo Theatre[10]
2011As You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareMichael BoydRoyal Shakespeare CompanyThe Courtyard Theatre[11]
2011Billy The KidMichael MorpurgoTony GrahamUnicorn Theatre[12]
2011Into The WoodsStephen Sondheim and James LapineTimothy SheaderRegent’s Park Open Air TheatreRegent’s Park Open Air Theatre[13]
2011LovesongAbi MorganScott GrahamFrantic AssemblyLyric Hammersmith[14]
2011MacbethWilliam ShakespeareGemma BodinetzEveryman Theatre, Liverpool[15]
2011Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareJosie RourkeSonia Friedman ProductionsWyndham's Theatre[16]
2012King LearWilliam ShakespeareMichael AttenboroughAlmeida TheatreAlmeida Theatre[17]
2012Long Day’s Journey Into NightEugene O’NeillAnthony PageApollo Theatre[18]
2013A Doll's HouseHenrik IbsenCarrie CracknellYoung Vic[19]
2013Beautiful ThingJonathan HarveyNikolai FosterArts Theatre[20]
2013Private LivesNoël CowardJonathan KentGielgud Theatre[21]
2014GhostsHenrik IbsenRichard EyreAlmeida TheatreAlmeida Theatre[22]
2014The CrucibleArthur MillerYaël FarberThe Old Vic[23]
2011True WestSam ShepardPhillip BreenTricycle Theatre (now Kiln Theatre)[24]
2015Henry VJoe TalbotWillShake[25]
2016Iphigenia In SplottGary OwenRachel O'RiordanSherman Theatre[26]
2017CasanovaKenneth TindallNorthern BalletPalace Theatre[27]
2017Funny GirlJule Styne, Isobel Lennart and Bob MerrillMichael MayerSonia Friedman ProductionsPalace Theatre[28]
2018Don GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus MozartAlessandro TaleviOpera NorthGrand Theatre and Opera House[29]
2018OthelloWilliam ShakespeareRichard TwymanEnglish Touring TheatreWarwick Arts Centre[30]
2018Things I Know to Be TrueAndrew BovellScott GrahamFrantic AssemblyLyric Hammersmith[31]
2019Negative SpaceMole WetherellReckless SleepersNew Adelphi Theatre[32]
202015 HeroinesCat Robey, Tom Littler and Adjoa AndohJermyn Street TheatreJermyn Street Theatre[33]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2017Theatre & Technology AwardsBest Online/Live Streaming PlatformWon[34]
2018Webby AwardsBest Streaming PlatformNominated[35]
2018DigitalAgenda Impact AwardsEducation AwardWon[36]
2018Tech for TeachersBest Arts ResourceWon[37]
2019Theatre & Technology AwardsBest Online/Live Streaming PlatformWon[38]
2021Bett AwardsCompany of the Year (less than £3m turnover)Nominated[39]

References
  1. "Case Study: Digital Theatre". ScaleUp Capital. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. "Ex-head of BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, Neelay Patel, Appointed as CEO of Digital Theatre+". PR Newswire. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. "Leading theatres launch downloadable shows". Official London Theatre. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. "Review: Over There, Digital Theatre". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. "The Container". Thespie. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. "The Comedy of Errors". Told By An Idiot. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. "Review: Far From The Madding Crowd, ETT via Digital Theatre". There Ought To Be Clowns. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. "Kafka's Monkey joins downloadable shows". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  9. "Digital Theatre offer: Parlour Song". The Times. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. "All My Sons Now Available to Download from Digital Theatre". Broadway World. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. "As You Like It". BroadwayHD. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  12. "Review: 3*** Billy the Kid – The Unicorn Theatre Via @digitaltheatre @UnicornTheatre". Playhouse Pickings. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  13. "Review: Into the Woods Digital Theatre". Open Air Theatre. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  14. "Digital theatre review: Lovesong". Vodzilla. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  15. "Macbeth". Thespie. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  16. "Much Ado About Nothing". Sonia Friedman. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  17. "Digital Theatre: King Lear". Letterboxd. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  18. "Digital Theatre: "Long Day's Journey Into Night"". Engineered. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  19. "Digital Theatre: A Doll's House". Stage Text. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  20. "Digital Theatre - Beautiful Thing". Black History Month. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  21. "Private Lives". Thespie. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  22. "Ghosts available on digital theatre from 18 September". Sonia Friedman. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  23. "Download The Crucible from Digital Theatre". Old Vic Theatre. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  24. "Sam Shepard's True West available to watch online in January". Vodzilla. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  25. "New Children's Film Adaptation Of Henry V". The Family Grapevine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  26. "Digital Theatre+ Now Streaming UK's Iphigenia In Splott". Broadway World. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  27. "Casanova". Northern Ballet. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  28. "Funny Girl starring Sheridan Smith to be screened in cinemas". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  29. "Digital Theatre partners with Opera North on Don Giovanni". Robert Delamere. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  30. "Othello". The Theatre Times. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  31. "Digital Theatre Releases Frantic Assembly's Things I Know to Be True". Broadway World. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  32. "Negative Space". The Theatre Times. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  33. "15 Heroines review – a triumphant revoicing of Ovid". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  34. "Theatre & Technology Awards 2017 Winners". Theatre & Technology Awards. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  35. "Digital Theatre+". Webby Awards. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  36. "Past winners". Impact Awards. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  37. "The Judges Have Spoken…It's Time to Reveal the Big Winners of the Tech For Teachers Awards 2018". Teachwire. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  38. "Theatre & Technology Award Winners 2019!". Theatre & Technology Awards. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  39. "2021 Bett Awards Finalists". Bett Awards. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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