Welcoming Audiences, Celebrating Performance
The Stanwix Theatre is the premier performance space for the Performing Arts courses at the University of Cumbria.
The Main House Theatre seating around 200 was completely refurbished in 2015 and is constantly updated. There are two further studio theatres with a maximum seating capacity of 80.
There are around 80 different productions staged with a total of over 300 performances, plus space for visiting professional productions.
Visiting Theatre companies include: Hull Truck, Compass, Trestle, Théâtre Sans Frontières and Quondam
Comedy highlights: Eddie Izzard, Ardale O'Hanlon, Al Murray, John Hegley and Neil Innes.
The Limbik Theatre Company brought their award winning show The Harbour and The Messenger.
Immersion Theatre (co-founded and directed by James Tobias, a graduate from our Performing Arts course) are also regular visitors.