Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has hit out at opposition politicians asking if the new Woolwich Works arts centre had gone over budget – branding the rumours “fake news”. Thorpe came under questioning both at Wednesday’s full council meeting and at a scrutiny meeting from Conservative leader Nigel Fletcher. Both Labour and Conservative politicians have […]
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Councillors get no answers on whether £31m Woolwich Works has blown its budget
Greenwich councillors have voiced concerns that Woolwich’s £31 million creative district may have gone way over budget – with one saying that the final bill could be as much as £50 million. Woolwich Works is due to open in the Royal Arsenal in September after being delayed for over a year by the coronavirus crisis, […]
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Punchdrunk: Immersive theatre company set to arrive in Woolwich in spring 2022
Immersive theatre company Punchdrunk is aiming to open its doors in Woolwich’s Royal Arsenal next spring, councillors will be told next week. The company, which stages hugely popular productions where audience are members free to wander around and take part in the shows, will move into Buildings 17, 18 and 19 – centred on the […]
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We’ll smash it, Woolwich Works boss says as first tickets set to go on sale next week
Tickets for the first event at Woolwich’s new £31m creative hub are set to go sale next week – with its boss promising that it will be a worthy investment that will “smash everybody’s expectations”. Woolwich Works will open its doors on Thursday 23 September – a year after it was originally planned to open. […]
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‘Stunning’ £31m Woolwich Works will celebrate town, boss says as opening date confirmed
The boss of Woolwich’s £31 million cultural district has said he wants to celebrate the local community as the much-delayed arts hub finally confirmed its opening date. Woolwich Works will open its doors on Thursday 23 September, after lengthy delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which held up building work and has wrecked the performing […]
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Woolwich Works gets £984,000 emergency grant to beat coronavirus delay
The charity running Woolwich’s new creative district has been given nearly £1 million in emergency funding from the government after its plans to open this year were ripped up by the coronavirus pandemic. Woolwich Works had been due to open this autumn, providing a home for the immersive theatre company Punchdrunk, the National Youth Jazz […]
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£31m Woolwich Works opening pushed back to spring as jazz orchestra signs up
Woolwich’s £31m arts centre will now open next spring following delays caused by the coronavirus, it was confirmed this morning – and will have the National Youth Jazz Orchestra as a tenant. The orchestra joins immersive theatre company Punchdrunk, the Chineke! orchestra, dance company Protein and the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair in Woolwich Works, which […]
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